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How Tall Is an Angel Falls?

An angel Falls is about 3,212 ft (979 m) tall. That is about 573 times the height of the average man. The tallest waterfall in the world, in Venezuela.

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How tall is an angel Falls compared to the average man?

An angel Falls is about 573 times the height of the average man. An angel Falls is 573× the size of the average man: about 573 average men stacked up would match it.

Angel Falls height facts

Angel Falls drops 979 meters (3,212 ft), with an uninterrupted plunge of 807 meters.

How does an angel Falls compare to other things?

An angel Falls next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Angel Falls
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.42 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	13,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	9× bigger
Mount Fuji	2.35 miles (3.776 km)	3.9× bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	213 ft (65 m) smaller
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	495 ft (151 m) smaller
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	985 ft (300 m) smaller
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	1,132 ft (345 m) smaller
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	1,138 ft (347 m) smaller
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	1,397 ft (426 m) smaller
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	1,436 ft (438 m) smaller
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	1,483 ft (452 m) smaller
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	1,545 ft (471 m) smaller
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	1,729 ft (527 m) smaller
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	1,759 ft (536 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	2,014 ft (614 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	2,119 ft (646 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	2,129 ft (649 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	3.6× smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	3.7× smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	4.3× smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	80.2× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	573× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	616× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.