Talnikovy Waterfall

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The Talnikowy Waterfall (Russian Тальниковый водопад ) is a 482 m high waterfall in Putoranagebirge, the northwestern part of the Central Siberian highlands in the north of Siberia, Russia ( Asia) and, with this drop height of several cascades to the highest waterfalls of the world.

The waterfall is located in the western part of the Putoranagebirges left hand, and to the east of the riverside Kureika Djupkunsees. His Bach, to the level in the waterfall area is projected about 1 km long falls steeply down from a mountain plateau.

Previously, the height of the rarely mentioned in the literature waterfall was estimated at 600 m. Instrumental measurements were made ​​in 1990 for the first time during an expedition into the mountains by Petro Kravchuk, author of the science book of Geography Kaleidoscope ( 1988). The expedition with eight members was by Boris Babitsky ( b. 1936; Former USSR athletes) passed. This 482 m drop height were determined. The measurement result appeared in Kravchuk book records of nature.