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Kaieteur

American  
[kahy-i-toor] / ˌkaɪ ɪˈtʊər /

noun

  1. a waterfall in central Guyana, on a tributary of the Essequibo River. 741 feet (226 meters) high.


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In 1936, she embarked on an expedition to Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls, trekking through more than 300 kilometres of dense tropical jungle.

From Nature • Dec. 18, 2018

With cricket games, a Rihanna concert in Barbados and a trip to Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls, it may sound to some like a two-week holiday.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2016

I remember being especially taken by Kaieteur when he made his racecourse debut at Newbury.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2010

Another option is an ecotourism business that would take visitors to Guyana's spectacular natural wonders, including Kaieteur Falls.

From Time Magazine Archive

The upper reaches are broken by a series of great cataracts, some of which, until the discovery of Kaieteur, were believed to be the grandest in British Guiana.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various