Angel Falls

In 1935, an ... was flying his plane along the Carrao River, when he discovered the falls.

American aviator searching for gold, Jimmie Angel,

However, the local people, the Pemones, may have already known ... thousands of years.

about it for

He became a legend and the falls were named

after him.

Jimmie Angels plane was lifted by a ... seen in front of the airport at Cuidad Bolivr.

helicopter 33 years later and today it can be

It is 979 meters ... and it drops over the edge of Auyantepui Mountain in Venezuela.

in height

Jimmie Angel was seriously ... 17th April, 1956 in Panama.X

injured while landing an airplane on

Its name in Pemon ... which means waterfall of the deepest place.

language is Kerepeku Meru,

Due to its location in Venezuelas lost jungle, Angel Falls was ... to the outside world until 1935.

not known

Angel and the three other ... of the falls on foot.

passengers had to get down from the top

He returned in 1937 to prove his discovery and tried to land his ... of the plane got stuck in the mud.

plane on the top of the falls, but the wheels

It took ... world learnt of his adventure and the existence of the waterfall.

them 11 days, but people all over the

Angel Falls is the highest ... in the world.

waterfall