Cuquenan Falls

Kukenan Falls is the second tallest major waterfall in after . It is also the second tallest free-leaping waterfall in the world. Overall, it is usually cited as the 11th highest waterfall in the world.
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Photo: Jorge.falcon, Public domain.
  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Venezuela
  • Also known as: “Kukenan Falls”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kukenán-tepui.

Peak
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kukenán, also known as Matawi or Cuquenán, is a tepui in Bolívar State, Guayana Region, Venezuela. It has an estimated surface area of 2185 hectares. It is 2,680 metres high and about 3 km long. Kukenan Falls, which is 674 m high, is located at the south end of the tepui.

Cuquenan Falls

Latitude
5.19678° or 5° 11′ 48″ north
Longitude
-60.81454° or 60° 48′ 52″ west
Open location code
67QX55WP+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5311015184
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q2097111
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Satellite Map

Discover Cuquenan Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cuquenan Falls” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شلالات كوكينان”
  • Basque: “Kukenan ur-jauzia”
  • Dutch: “Cuquenan Falls”
  • Georgian: “კუკენანი”
  • Georgian: “კუკენანის ჩანჩქერი”
  • German: “Cuquenan-Fälle”
  • German: “Salto Cuquenán”
  • German: “Salto Kukenam”
  • German: “Salto Kukenan”
  • Hebrew: “מפל קוקנאן”
  • Italian: “Salto Kukenan”
  • Latvian: “Kukenanas ūdenskritums”
  • Lithuanian: “Kukenano krioklys”
  • Mazanderani: “کوکنان”
  • Persian: “آبشار کوکوئنان”
  • Persian: “ابشار کوکوئنان”
  • Polish: “Kukenaam”
  • Russian: “Кукенан (водопад)”
  • Russian: “Кукенан”
  • Spanish: “Salto Cuquenan”
  • Spanish: “Salto Cuquenán”
  • Spanish: “Salto Kukenaam”
  • Ukrainian: “Кукенан”

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