The largest waterfall in Europe by volume, located on the Rhine River near Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Its broad, powerful curtain of water has been a popular sightseeing destination since at least the eighteenth century.
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Wikidata: Rhine Falls
Wikidata Q214924, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Rhine Falls (Wikipedia)
Shaped By: Glaciation, Formation statement for target 23655Quote, Shaped By: Glaciation, Formation statement for target 23655
During the Würm glaciation, the Rhine was pushed far to the south to its present course, over a hard Late Jurassic limestone bed.
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