Niagara Falls: More Than Just a Pretty Waterfall

10th April, 2024 CHIRANJIT MITRA CHIRANJIT MITRA

1: Location

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2: Three Falls, Not One

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3: Water Power

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4: Power Source

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5: Daredevils' Delight

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6: A Freezing Spectacle

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7: Rainbow Central

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8 "Cave of the Winds"

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9 Slowly Retreating

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