Maletsunyane Falls

Maletsunyane Falls
Maletsunyane Falls
Location	Lesotho
Type	Horsetail
Total height	192 m (630 ft)
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	192 m (630 ft)

Maletsunyane Falls

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Location of the Maletsunyane Falls in Southern Africa

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 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).

References

^ "Maletsunyane Falls". World Waterfall Database. Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
^ ^a ^b Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 223. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
^ "Maletsunyane Falls". Wondermondo. 5 June 2013.
^ World Record Basketball Shot 200m (660 feet) Guinness World Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trW9rxpSBxA
^ https://kslsports.com/501536/instant-replay-dude-perfect-breaks-world-record-for-highest-basketball-shot/