Virginia Falls

Virginia Falls is a waterfall in Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the South Nahanni River, at an elevation of 500 m. It is located 120 km from the Yukon border. An American adventurer and businessman from Long Island, New York, named Fenley Hunter, under the employ of the Geological Survey of Canada, explor…
Virginia Falls is a waterfall in Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the South Nahanni River, at an elevation of 500 m. It is located 120 km from the Yukon border. 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.
  • Location: Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Elevation: 500 m (1,600 ft)
  • Total height: 96 m (315 ft)
  • Number of drops: 1
  • Average width: 259 m (850 ft)
  • Watercourse: South Nahanni River
  • Average flow rate: 1,000 m³/s (35,000 cu ft/s)

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