Contact
Address
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, NY 14303, USA
GPS: 43.083301928395, -79.073441826175
Niagara Falls is arguably the most famous waterfall in the world. Located on the border of Canada and the United States, the falls form a spectacular group of three distinct waterfalls along the Niagara River, bordering Lake Erie and Lake Ontario: the Canadian Falls, also known as Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the less popular Bridal Veil Falls.
Impressive both for its natural splendour and high-water flow (a few million m³ per second), Niagara Falls attracts more than 14 million visitors every year. And because of its romantic setting, lovers from around the world have made it their favourite honeymoon spot on the North American continent. On both sides of the natural border between Canada and the United States, the immediate vicinity of the falls has a modern and varied tourist infrastructure (hotels, restaurants, amusement arcades, boat trips close to the falls aboard the Maid of the Mist, commercial and leisure activities, entertainment sites, light shows, fireworks, etc.). Plunging from a cliff more than 50 metres high, the waters of Niagara Falls create a perpetual mist with rainbows and deafening noise at its edge. In winter, it’s a different story. The polar cold that regularly falls on the region envelops the waterfalls in ice, which become partially frozen. This natural phenomenon reveals a striking landscape for the most courageous visitors (temperatures can drop to -45°, as was the case at the beginning of 2018).
Niagara Falls is a nearly inexhaustible source of power generation in the region. Niagara Falls contributes about 30% of Canada’s hydroelectric generation. This figure is more than 50% for the US state of New York (the falls provide about 20% of the US drinking water). They are also a sensitive natural site threatened by erosion, as the force of the water moves the falls back an average of one metre per year.