| 词条 | Wallaman Falls |
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| name = Wallaman Falls | photo = Wallaman Falls.jpg | photo_width = 250 | photo_caption = Wallaman Falls in Girringun National Park | map = Queensland | relief = yes | map_width = 250px | coordinates = {{coord|18|35|32|S|145|48|05|E|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD_scale:50000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = [1][2] | location = North Queensland, Australia | type = Cascade, horsetail | elevation = {{convert|533|-|554|m|lk=on|abbr=on}}[3][3] | height = {{convert|305|m|abbr=on}}[4] | height_longest = {{convert|268|m|abbr=on}}[3][4][5] | number_drops = 2 | width = {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}}[3] | average_width = {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}}[3] | watercourse = Stony Creek | average_flow = {{convert|3|m3/s|lk=on|abbr=on}}[6] | world_rank = 294[4] }} The Wallaman Falls, a cascade and horsetail waterfall on the Stony Creek, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage{{endash}}listed Wet Tropics in the northern region of Queensland, Australia. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of {{convert|268|m}},[6][5] which makes it the country's tallest single-drop waterfall.[15] The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is {{convert|20|m}} deep.[7] An estimated {{formatnum:100000}} people visit the waterfall annually.[15] Location and featuresThe waterfall is situated in the Girringun National Park as it descends from the Atherton Tableland, where the Stony Creek, a tributary of the Herbert River, flows over an escarpment in the Seaview Range.[8] The falls initially descend over a small number of cascades before the {{convert|268|m|adj=on}} horsetail drop. In total, the falls descend over {{convert|305|m}}.[4] Based on the falls' single-drop descent, the World Waterfall Database places Wallaman Falls at 294 in its world rankings.[4] The geological history of the formation may be traced back some 50 million years, when the uplift of the continental margin in the region created modern landforms. The Herbert River, which previously flowed west, began to cut through the terrain en route to its outflow in the Coral Sea. The gorge produced by this erosive action gradually retreated inland along the Herbert River's course at a rate of {{convert|40|cm}} per hundred years. The river's tributaries were eventually left suspended by this action, forming their own gorges.[9] See also{{stack|{{Portal|Queensland|Environment}}}}
References1. ^{{Gazetteer of Australia|name=Wallaman Falls (QLD)|feature=QLD36308}} 2. ^{{cite QPN|36308|Wallaman Falls |accessdate=13 September 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=253170&cmd=sp |title=Map of Wallaman Falls, QLD |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |accessdate=30 May 2014}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/landforms/significant-waterfalls.html |title=Significant Waterfalls |work=Geoscience Australia |publisher=Australian Government |date=23 November 2010 |accessdate=30 May 2014}} 5. ^1 {{cite press release |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/about-us/news-media/media/media-archive/media-2002/tallest-waterfalls-in-australia.html |title=Tallest waterfalls in Australia |work=Geoscience Australia |publisher=Australian Government |date=3 July 2002 |accessdate=30 May 2014}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Wallaman-Falls-85/ |title=Wallaman Falls |work=World Waterfall Database |date=21 May 2011 |accessdate=1 December 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://fnpw.org.au/parks-and-reserves/queensland-national-parks/around-townsville-national-parks-reserves |title=Around Townsville National Parks & Reserves |publisher=Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife |accessdate=30 November 2013}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/legends-of-the-falls/story-e6frg8h6-1226613224561 |title=Wild Australia: Legends of the Wallaman falls |work=The Australian |first=Graham |last=Lloyd |date=6 April 2013 |accessdate=1 December 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/girringun-wallaman/culture.html |title=Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park: Nature, culture and history |publisher=Queensland Government |accessdate=1 December 2013}} External links{{commons category-inline|Wallaman Falls}}
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