Berlin Falls
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The Berlin Falls is a waterfall in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. They are located close to God's Window and the highest waterfall in South Africa, Lisbon Falls.

The falls are on the Sabine River and fall 80 metres (262.5 ft), dumping into a circular basin flanked by red cliffs.

The falls have the shape of a candle, with the first short drop the wick, and the remaining, broader drop being the candle body.

Etymology

The falls were names by German miners during the gold rush, who named locations after towns and places in their home countries. Berlin Falls was named for the capital of Germany
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

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