Edith Falls
{{for|the waterfall in Trinidad and Tobago|Chaguaramas, Trinidad}}
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{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Edith Falls
Leliyn
| photo = Edith-Falls-3007.jpg
| photo_width = 250px
| photo_caption = Edith Falls after the wet season.
| map = Northern Territory
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| map_width = 250px
| coordinates = {{coord|14|10|S|132|10|E|type:waterbody_region:AU-NSW_scale:50000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref = {{Gazetteer of Australia|id=NT12581|name=Edith Falls / Leliyn (NT)}}
| location = Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
| type = Cascade
| elevation = {{convert|176|m}} {{AHD}}
| height = {{convert|8.7|-|12|m}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=254038&cmd=sp|title=Map of Edith Falls, NT|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=17 May 2014}}
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| watercourse = Edith River
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The Edith Falls (Aboriginal Jawoyn language: Leliyn{{cite web|url=http://www.jawoyn.org/tourism/leliyn|title=Leliyn|work=Tourism|publisher=Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation|access-date=17 May 2014}}) is a series of cascading waterfalls and pools on the Edith River in the Nitmiluk National Park, located approximately {{convert|60|km}} north of Katherine, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The falls descend from an elevation of {{convert|176|m}} above sea level and range in height between {{convert|8.7|-|12|m}}. There are trails to the top of the escarpment, allowing visitors to view the waterfalls. Edith Falls is connected to Katherine Gorge via the {{convert|66|km|adj=on}} Jatbula walk. The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the waterfall are the Jawoyn people.{{cite web|url=http://www.jawoyn.org/jawoyn-land|title=Jawoyn Land|publisher=Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation|access-date=17 May 2014}}
See also
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/10555/Leliynfs12.pdf |type=PDF |title=Leliyn (Edith Falls) |work=Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory |publisher=Government of the Northern Territory |date=September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101182504/http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/10555/Leliynfs12.pdf |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}
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Category:Waterfalls of the Northern Territory
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