Kattimannap Qurlua

Kattimannap Qurlua
The falls
Kattimannap Qurlua is located in Nunavut
Kattimannap Qurlua
LocationWilberforce Gorge, Hood River, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates67°05′43″N 108°47′49″W / 67.09528°N 108.79694°W / 67.09528; -108.79694[1]
Total height60 m (200 ft)

Kattimannap Qurlua,[1] formerly Wilberforce Falls,[2] is an almost 60 metres (200 ft) tall waterfall located in the Wilberforce Gorge of the Hood River in Nunavut, Canada. The falls are one of the few major waterfalls in the North America mainland north of the Arctic Circle.[3]

Name

The waterfall was originally named for William Wilberforce, an English politician and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.[4] In 2020 the name of the falls was changed to Kattimannap Qurlua.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kattimannap Qurlua". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Wilberforce Falls". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ "The Atlas of Canada - Waterfalls". Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-10-19. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  4. ^ "Wilberforce Falls-Study". Daler-Rowney. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2014-05-22.


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