Ilya Muromets Waterfall

Ilya Muromets Waterfall Rakkibetsu Waterfall
LocationIturup Island (Kuril Islands)
Coordinates45°31′0″N 148°53′20″E / 45.51667°N 148.88889°E / 45.51667; 148.88889
TypeHorsetail ribbon
Total height459 feet (140 meters)
Number of drops1?
Watercourseunnamed creek
World height ranking≥652[1]

Ilya Muromets (Илья Муромец), named after the East Slavic folk hero, is a very steep vertical waterfall on the Bear's Peninsula of Iturup, one of the largest Kuril Islands. Iturup has been the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan and also has a Japanese name, Rakkibetsu Waterfall (ラッキベツの滝). The water stream falls abruptly from the eastern slope of the Demon Volcano into the Pacific Ocean.[2] Ilya Muromets is rarely seen by tourists, however, because it can be accessed only by boat.[3]

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Ilya Muromets Waterfall

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References

  1. ^ "World Waterfall Database".
  2. ^ Арсеев Г., Бровко П. Реки прыгают в океан. Владивосток: Океан и человек, 1984.
  3. ^ "Водопад Илья Муромец на фото и карте". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
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