| 词条 | Maletsunyane Falls |
| 释义 |
| name = Maletsunyane Falls | photo = Maletsunyanefalls.JPG | photo_caption = | location = Lesotho | type = Horsetail | height = 192 m (630 ft) | height_longest = 192 m (630 ft) | number_drops = 1 }}Maletsunyane Falls is a {{convert|192|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho.[1] It is located near the town of Semonkong (Site of smoke), which also is named after the falls.[2] The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt.[3] The plunging water creates a reverberating echo when it contact the basin of the falls, and local legend has it that the sound comes from the wailing of people who have drowned in the falls.[2] In December 2017, the Australian YouTube channel How Ridiculous broke the record for the world's highest basketball shot at Maletsunyane Falls. This stands as the current world record. [4] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=288 |title= Maletsunyane Falls|accessdate=2007-03-15 |work= World Waterfall Database|publisher=Bryan Swan & Dean Goss}} 2. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=223|quote=|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.|via=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/Af/Lesotho/Maseru/Maletsunyane.htm|title=Maletsunyane Falls|publisher=Wondermondo}} 4. ^ World Record Basketball Shot 200m (660 feet) Guinness World Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trW9rxpSBxA External links{{Wikivoyage|Semonkong}}{{coord|29|52|07|S|28|03|06|E|dim:5_scale:50_region:LS-A_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=title}}{{Lesotho-geo-stub}} 1 : Waterfalls of Lesotho |
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