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Invisible Giant: World's Largest Waterfall Hidden Beneath Arctic Ocean

  • The Denmark Strait cataract, located between Greenland and Iceland, is the world's largest waterfall, entirely hidden beneath the Arctic Ocean.
  • Unlike surface waterfalls, it forms when dense, cold Nordic Seas water plunges 3,500 meters beneath lighter Atlantic water, a depth more than three times that of Angel Falls.
  • Its volume of water flow surpasses the Amazon River's discharge, making it the largest by both height and flow, yet it remained unknown for centuries.
  • Scientists discovered it through instruments detecting temperature, salinity changes, and unusual current speeds, confirming its massive scale.
  • This underwater waterfall plays a critical role in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, influencing global climate, heat distribution, and marine ecosystems.

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