My stellar padlet by Vivaan Daryani https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe Made with swagger en-us 2021-03-01 16:14:53 UTC 2021-03-01 16:27:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Niagara falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, which straddles the international border of the two countries. vivaan3437 https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253963375 2021-03-01 16:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253963375 Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 m (160 ft). During peak daytime tourist hours, more than 168,000 m3 (six million cubic feet) of water goes over the crest of the falls every minute. vivaan3437 https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253979866 2021-03-01 16:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253979866 Peak visitor traffic occurs in the summertime, when Niagara Falls is both a daytime and evening attraction. From the Canadian side, floodlights illuminate both sides of the falls for several hours after dark (until midnight). The number of visitors in 2007 was expected to total 20 million, and by 2009 the annual rate was expected to top 28 million tourists. vivaan3437 https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253983828 2021-03-01 16:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253983828 Floodlights illuminate both sides of the falls for several hours after dark.The oldest and best known tourist attraction at Niagara Falls is the Maid of the Mist boat cruise, named for an ancient Ongiara Indian mythical character, which has carried passengers into the rapids immediately below the falls since 1846. Cruise boats operate from boat docks on both sides of the falls, with the Maid of the Mist operating from the American side and Hornblower Cruises (originally Maid of the Mist until 2014 from the Canadian side. vivaan3437 https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253995579 2021-03-01 16:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1253995579 From the U.S. side, American Falls can be viewed from walkways along Prospect Point Park, which also features the Prospect Point Observation Tower and a boat dock for the Maid of the Mist. Goat Island offers more views of the falls and is accessible by foot and automobile traffic by bridge above American Falls. vivaan3437 https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1254007769 2021-03-01 16:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1254007769 The observation deck of the nearby Skylon Tower offers the highest view of the falls, and in the opposite direction gives views as far as Toronto. vivaan3437 https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1254019695 2021-03-01 16:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vivaan3437/e60cqrh4bqycjcxe/wish/1254019695