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1、世界风景名胜纵览之加拿大（AsurveyofworldscenicspotsinCanada）NiagaraFallsNiagaraFallsisoneofthemostfamouswaterfallsintheworld.ItliesontheNiagaraRiverontheborderbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedstates.TheNiagaraRiverisoneofthetwolakesinthefivelargestlakesinNorthAmerica,achannelbetween
2、LakeErieandlakeOntario.Becauseofgreatdifferencebetweenhighandlowterrain,andwaterrapids,acalledGoatIslandIslandsplit,formingtwofallsonthecliff,oneinCanada,oneintheUnitedstates.TheCanadianfallsisasharpbendinthemiddleoftheNiagaraRivernorthwardsuddenlybendstotheeast
3、togoto,theriverherefromasteephorseshoecliffplungingstraightformed,soitisknownasthehorseshoefalls.Fallsdrop49.4meters,thecurtaintopcurveisabout793meterslong.AmericanFallsis305metersinwidth,drop50.9meters,knownastheAmericanfalls,andbecausethebankinaverticalplane,i
4、scalled"thebrideveil".ThesetwowaterfallsarecollectivelyreferredtoasNiagaraFalls.Thewaterfalltotalaverageannualflowofmorethan6000cubicmeterspersecond,theflowoftheHorseshoeFalls19timesAmericafallstoaboutflow,sothehorseshoefallsthantheAmericanFallshugemomentummorea
5、ndmorespectacularscenerykiwi.NiagaraFallstotheMilkyWaydumping,thepotentialatTenthousandsteedsgallop.Valley,afewmilesawaycanheartheroarofthewaterfall.So,alongtimeago,thelocalIndiansgaveitamagicalname-"Thor'swater."".Pourwater,spray,sprayup,likewhitemist.Inthesuns
6、hining,suchastenthousandvolumebeadcurtainhanging,sometimesappearbeautifulrainbowinterspersedbetweenthem,foritsicingonthecake,thesceneryisverymagnificent.Whenthenightcomes,thewaterfallcolorfadedull,thistimearoundthegiantspotlightfallsaround,suddenlylitgreen,sotha
7、ttheoriginalhasbeengreywaterfall,suddenlyshines,becomecrystalclear,shiningwhite,likeWanHuZhuji,sincethedaysofpouring.Withlightcolorconversion,colorfromwhitetored,frompinktoblue,lightbluebyturngreen,ariotofcolours,majesticandgrand.Inwinter,thewaterfallhasanothert
8、aste.Thelongwinter,theweatherisverycold,butthisfallsbecausethedrippingwaterfreezes,adequatewater,itisstillsurging,nearthevegetationrockbecauseofwaterdropssplashingand
