Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: MPerel, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Terrapin Point
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
43°04′48″N 79°04′28″W / 43.080069°N 79.074403°W Drawing, Niagara River and Falls in Snow, March…
Goat Island
Islet
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Goat Island is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.
Rankine Generating Station
Museum
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rankine Generating Station is a former hydro-electric generating station along the Canadian side of the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario, slightly downstream from the older Toronto Power Generating Station.
Localities in the Area
Three Sisters Islands
Locality
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
43°04′41″N 79°03′58″W / 43.078081°N 79.066039°W Three Sisters Islands, viewed from Goat Island, in the Niagara River at Niagara Falls, New YorkThe Three Sisters Islands are islands which lie off the south shoreline of Goat Island.
Niagara Falls
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls is in the Niagara Frontier region of New York state.
Chippawa
Suburb
Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Chippawa is situated 3 km southeast of Horseshoe Falls.
Horseshoe Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall of the Niagara Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.07727° or 43° 4' 38" northLongitude
-79.07497° or 79° 4' 30" westElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Height
51 metres (167 feet)Open Location Code
87M23WGG+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 708267915OpenStreetMap Feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
5977345Wikidata ID
Q1373778Horseshoe Falls Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Albanian: Horseshoe Falls
- Basque: Horseshoe ur-jauziak
- Chinese: 马蹄瀑布
- Czech: Podkova
- Dutch: Hoefijzerwatervallen
- Dutch: Horseshoe Falls
- Egyptian Arabic: هورسيشو فالس
- English: Canadian Falls
- French: Chutes du Fer-à-Cheval
- French: chutes canadiennes
- French: chutes du Fer-à-Cheval
- German: Canadian Falls
- German: Horseshoe Falls
- German: Hufeisenfälle
- Japanese: カナダ滝
- Javanese: Grojogan Tapel Jaran
- Korean: 말발굽 폭포
- Korean: 캐나다 폭포
- Korean: 캐나디안 폭포
- Korean: 호스슈 폭포
- Norwegian Bokmål: Horseshoe Falls
- Persian: آبشار نعل اسب
- Persian: آبشار نعل اسبی
- Persian: ابشار نعل اسب
- Persian: ابشار نعل اسبی
- Polish: Wodospad Podkowa
- Portuguese: Cataratas Canadenses
- Russian: Водопад 'Подкова'
- Russian: Хорсшу (водопад)
- Russian: Хорсшу
- Slovak: Podkova
- Slovenian: Canadian Falls
- Slovenian: Horseshoe Falls
- Slovenian: Podkvasti slap
- Spanish: Horseshoe Falls
- Swedish: Canafdian Falls
- Swedish: Horseshoe Falls
- Swedish: Hästskofallen
- Swedish: Hästskofallet
- Swedish: Kanadensiska fallen
- Niagara Falls
Other Places Named Horseshoe Falls
Localities in the Area
- Niagara Falls
- Little ItalyNeighbourhood, 4 km northeast
- Pletchers CornersHamlet, 8 km northeast
- La SalleHamlet, 9 km east
- St. DavidsVillage, 9 km north
Landmarks in the Area
- Horseshoe FallsCliff
- Table Rock Welcome CentreScenic viewpoint
- Queen Victoria ParkPark
- Table Rock MarketFood court
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