An American adventurer and businessman from Long Island, New York named Fenley Hunter, under the employ of the Geological Survey of Canada, explored the region during the summer of 1928 and named the waterfall after his daughter.
It has a total drop of 96 m (315 ft),[4] making it about twice the height of Niagara Falls. It consists of a single drop with an average width of 259 m (850 ft). The rock in the centre of the falls is called Mason's Rock, named after Bill Mason, a Canadian canoeist, author, and filmmaker.[5]
virginia, falls, northwest, territories, other, uses, virginia, falls, virginia, falls, slave, nailicho, waterfall, nahanni, national, park, reserve, northwest, territories, canada, located, south, nahanni, river, elevation, located, from, yukon, border, virgi. For other uses see Virginia Falls Virginia Falls Slave Nailicho 1 is a waterfall in Nahanni National Park Reserve Northwest Territories Canada It is located on the South Nahanni River at an elevation of 500 m 1 600 ft 2 It is located 120 km 75 mi from the Yukon border 3 Virginia FallsNailicho Slave Location in CanadaLocationNahanni National Park Reserve Northwest Territories CanadaCoordinates61 36 26 N 125 44 12 W 61 60722 N 125 73667 W 61 60722 125 73667TypeSegmentedElevation500 m 1 600 ft Total height96 m 315 ft Number of drops1Average width259 m 850 ft WatercourseSouth Nahanni RiverAverageflow rate1 000 m3 s 35 000 cu ft s World height ranking860An American adventurer and businessman from Long Island New York named Fenley Hunter under the employ of the Geological Survey of Canada explored the region during the summer of 1928 and named the waterfall after his daughter It has a total drop of 96 m 315 ft 4 making it about twice the height of Niagara Falls It consists of a single drop with an average width of 259 m 850 ft The rock in the centre of the falls is called Mason s Rock named after Bill Mason a Canadian canoeist author and filmmaker 5 The Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome is close by Gallery Edit nbsp View of the falls from below nbsp View of the falls from above nbsp Mason s RockSee also EditList of waterfalls by flow rate List of waterfalls of the Northwest TerritoriesReferences Edit 2010 Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada Management Plan Nahanni National Park Reserve Parks Canada 10 June 2019 Virginia Falls Northwest Territories Canada World Waterfall Database Retrieved 25 November 2019 Virginia Falls Encyclopaedia Britannica 5 April 2010 Scheffel Richard L Wernet Susan J eds 1980 Natural Wonders of the World Reader s Digest Association pp 405 ISBN 0 89577 087 3 LIFE Paradise Found 100 Places Beautiful Beyond Belief Time Incorporated Books 2016 ISBN 978 1 68330 560 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia Falls Northwest Territories amp oldid 1172193726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
