Kattimannap Qurlua
{{Short description|Waterfall on the Hood River in Nunavut, Canada}}
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| name = Kattimannap Qurlua
| photo = Wilberforce Falls 1998-07-11.jpg
| photo_caption = The falls
| location = Wilberforce Gorge, Hood River, Nunavut, Canada
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| height = 60 metres (197 feet)
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Kattimannap Qurlua, formerly Wilberforce Falls,[http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c7824b1849c20c3441c35a7fc1f6c28 Kattimannap Qurlua (Formerly Wilberforce Falls)] is an almost {{convert|60|m|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web
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| title =The Atlas of Canada - Waterfalls
| work =Natural Resources Canada
| publisher =Government of Canada
| date =2007-10-19
| url =http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/waterfalls.html
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| accessdate =2008-11-07
| archive-date =2008-10-24
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081024120818/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/waterfalls.html
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Name
The waterfall was originally named for William Wilberforce, an English politician and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.{{cite web
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| title =Wilberforce Falls-Study
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| publisher = Daler-Rowney
| date =2012-01-24
| url =http://www.daler-rowney.com/en/gallery/wilberforce-falls-study
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| accessdate = 2014-05-22}}
In 2020 the name of the falls was changed to Kattimannap Qurlua.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/drussell/1534622130/ Panoramic view of the falls from the northwest, August 2017]
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Category:Waterfalls of Nunavut
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