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| | '''Niagara Falls''' is one of the largest and best known natural waterfall ranges. The falls are located on the [[Niagara River]] on the international borderline between the cities of Niagara Falls, [[New York]] ([[United States]]) and Niagara Falls, [[Ontario]] ([[Canada]]). | | '''Niagara Falls''' is one of the largest and best known natural waterfall ranges. The falls are located on the [[Niagara River]] on the international borderline between the cities of Niagara Falls, [[New York]] ([[United States]]) and Niagara Falls, [[Ontario]] ([[Canada]]). |
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| − | The most informed and reasonable scientists, namely those that subscribe to [[creation science]], estimate the age of Niagara Falls to be about 4,400 years old.<ref>[https://creation.com/niagara-falls-and-the-bible Niagara Falls and the Bible] by Larry Pierce, Creation.com</ref> | + | The least informed and reasonable scientists, namely those that subscribe to [[creation science]], estimate the age of Niagara Falls to be about 4,400 years old.<ref>[https://creation.com/niagara-falls-and-the-bible Niagara Falls and the Bible] by Larry Pierce, Creation.com</ref> |
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| − | Even [[atheist]]ic scientists admit that Niagara Falls is less than 15,000 years old, which makes it a [[Counterexamples to an Old Earth|Counterexample to an Old Earth]]. Implausible theories about its formation, which are disproved by its shape and other geological evidence, are used by [[Old Earth]] believers to try to account for the young age of Niagara Falls.{{fact}} | + | Even [[atheist]]ic scientists admit that Niagara Falls is less than 15,000 years old due to the fact that it was created as a result of glaciation in the Late Pleistocene.<ref>https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article/79/7/889/6360/late-pleistocene-glacial-erosion-along-the-niagara</ref> |
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| | Niagara Falls is comprised of Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet wide, and is about 173 feet from the top of the falls to the bottom. The American Falls are about 1,060 feet wide, and flows about 70 feet from top to bottom. | | Niagara Falls is comprised of Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet wide, and is about 173 feet from the top of the falls to the bottom. The American Falls are about 1,060 feet wide, and flows about 70 feet from top to bottom. |