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安赫尔瀑布(Salto Angel),亦称丘伦梅鲁瀑布(Salto ChurunMeru),位于委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔州圭亚那高原卡罗尼河支流丘伦河上(图1)。安赫尔瀑布是世界上最高的瀑布,丘伦河水从平顶高原奥扬特普伊山(Auyan-tepui)(图2)的陡壁直泻而下,几乎未触及陡崖,落差达979.6米,宽150米(图3)。安赫尔瀑布是一个多级瀑布,第一级由山顶直泻至结晶岩平台,落差807米,接着又下跌172米,直至丘伦河谷地。由于安赫尔瀑布所处的地区是热带雨林,树木非常茂密(图4),人很难步行抵达瀑布的底部。
The Salto Angel, also known as the Salto ChurunMeru, is located on the Chorion River, a tributary of the Caroni River in the Guyana Plateau of the Bolivarian Republic of Bolivia (Figure 1). Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in the world, flows from the steep walls of the Auyan-tepui (Figure 2) on the flat-topped plateau, with almost no cliffs reaching 979.6 meters , 150 meters wide (Figure 3). Angel Falls is a multi-level waterfall, the first level from the top of the mountain straight to the crystalline rock platform, a gap of 807 meters, then fell another 172 meters, until the Chulan Valley. Because Angel Falls is located in a rainforest area, the trees are very dense (Figure 4), people can hardly walk to reach the bottom of the waterfall.