Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls (/naɪˈæɡərə/) rukuni ne na magudanan ruwa guda uku a ƙarshen Niagara Gorge,wanda ya ke kan iyaka da tsakanin lardin Ontario na ƙasar Kanada da jihar New York ta Amurka.[1] Mafi girma daga cikin ukun shine Horseshoe Falls, wanda ke kan iyakar kasa da kasa na kasashen biyu.[2] Ana kuma san shi da Kanad Falls. Karamin faɗuwar ruwa na Amurka da faɗuwar Bridal Veil Falls na cikin Amurka. Bridal Veil Falls ya rabu da Horseshoe Falls ta tsibirin Goat da kuma Falls na Amurka ta tsibirin Luna, tare da tsibiran biyu na New York.
Niagara Falls | |
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General information | |
Fadi | 790 m |
Labarin ƙasa | |
Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa | 43°04′48″N 79°04′16″W |
Bangare na | Niagara River (en) |
Kasa | Tarayyar Amurka da Kanada |
Territory | New York (jiha) da Ontario (en) |
Hydrography (en) | |
Ruwan ruwa | Lake Ontario drainage basin (en) |
Kogin Niagara ne ya kafa shi, wanda ke malala a tafkin Erie zuwa tafkin Ontario, haɗuwar faɗuwar ruwa tana da mafi girman yawan magudanar ruwa a Arewacin Amurka wanda ke da digo a tsaye sama da 50 metres (160 ft) . A lokacin mafi girman sa'o'in yawon bude ido na rana, sama da 168,000 cubic metres (5.9×10^6 cu ft) na ruwa yana wucewa a kan kullum fadowa kowane minti daya. Faduwar Horseshoe ita ce magudanar ruwa mafi ƙarfi a Arewacin Amurka, kamar yadda aka auna ta yawan kwararar ruwa.[3] Niagara Falls sananniya ce saboda kyawunta kuma tana da mahimmancin tushen wutar lantarki. Daidaita abubuwan nishaɗi, kasuwanci, da amfanin masana'antu ta kasance ƙalubale ga masu kula da faɗuwar ruwa tun ƙarni na 19.
Niagara Falls yana da 27 kilometres (17 mi) arewa maso yamma na Buffalo, New York, da 69 kilometres (43 mi) kudu maso gabas na Toronto, tsakanin tagwayen biranen Niagara Falls, Ontario, da Niagara Falls, New York. An kafa Niagara Falls lokacin da dusar ƙanƙara ta koma ƙarshen glaciation na Wisconsin (shekarun ƙanƙara na ƙarshe), kuma ruwa daga sabbin manyan tafkunan da aka kafa ya zana wata hanya ta hanyar Niagara Escarpment akan hanyar zuwa Tekun Atlantika.