Falling for Niagara

Posted in Tribuneindia.com
Falling for  Niagara
They have been around for over 12,000 years yet the lure of the Niagara Falls is as strong as ever. Every year over 20 million people visit the falls, writes Gyan Marwah
WHEN you first see the horseshoe-shaped Niagara Falls, the first two questions that come rushing to the mind of the first-time tourist is: where does so much water come from? When were the falls first discovered? The answers are not far to seek. Any brochure will tell you that this wonder of nature was born out of melting glaciers some 12,000 years ago.
The falls can be viewed from the Canadian side and the American side. Most diehard Niagara watchers, however, prefer the Canadian side where the falls offer a spectacular view with the water cascading from a height of 57 metres (188 feet) at a speed of around 2.3 million litres per second.
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