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• Niagara Falls erosion causes it to wear back at approximately 1 foot per year (0.30 m per year).


• The Niagara River flows at approximately 35 m per hour (56.3 km per hour).


• The falls are actually two- the American Falls and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.


• The Horseshoe Falls are 180 feet (57 meters) high and 6 million cubic feet (168,000 cubic meters) of water go over the edge every minute.


• Niagara Falls are 12,000 years old.


• Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada is known as the Honeymoon Capital of the world.


• Niagara Falls is one of the seven Wonders of the World.


• The Niagara region attracts more than 22 million visitors every year


• Niagara Falls is very close to Toronto, about 130km (80 miles)