The Swiss flag flies from the viewpoint on top of the Rheinfallfelsen, a rocky crag passed on either side by the thundering surge of the Rheinfall, the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland, Europe’s largest and most powerful waterfall. The Rheinfallfelsen, reached only by boat, was part of a hard limestone cliff flanking the former channel of the High or Upper Rhine. Despite erosion, it has withstood summer water flows averaging 600 cubic metres (21,000 cubic feet) per second. The river tumbles about 23 m (75 ft) before it proceeds more sedately towards Germany.
Rhine Falls or Rheinfall, near Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland: the red and white Swiss national flag flies from the viewing platform on top of the Rheinfallfelsen, a mighty rock passed on either side by the 150-metre-wide (490 ft) thundering surge of the largest and most powerful waterfall in Europe. The Rheinfallfelsen, reachable only by boat, is the remnant of a hard limestone cliff flanking the former channel of the High or Upper Rhine. Despite suffering some erosion over the 15,000 years since the last Ice Age, it has largely withstood summer water flows averaging 600 cubic metres (21,000 cubic feet) per second as the Rhine, flowing out of Lake Constance, tumbles about 23 m (75 ft) before it proceeds more sedately towards the German border.
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Location: Rhine Falls or Rheinfall, near Schaffhausen, Zurich canton, Switzerland.
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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