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Location | Lesotho |
Type | Horsetail |
Total height | 192 m (630 ft) |
Number of drops | 1 |
Longest drop | 192 m (630 ft) |
Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high (630 ft) waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho. [1] It is located near the town of Semonkong (Site of smoke), which also is named after the falls. [2] The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt. [3]
The plunging water creates a reverberating echo when it contact the basin of the falls, and local legend has it that the sound comes from the wailing of people who have drowned in the falls. [2]
In December 2017, the Australian YouTube channel How Ridiculous broke the record for the world's highest basketball shot at Maletsunyane Falls. [4] This record stood until May 2023, when Dude Perfect broke the record with a shot from 885ft from the The Strat in Las Vegas. [5] The Maletsunyane Falls first Guinness Record was for the "World's longest commercially operated abseil", managed by Semonkong Lodge, with a height of 204 m (669 ft).
29°52′07″S 28°03′06″E / 29.86861°S 28.05167°E