| 词条 | Virginia Falls (Northwest Territories) |
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| name = Virginia Falls | alt_name = Nailicho | photo = Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories.jpg | photo_width = 200 | photo_caption = | map = Canada | map_caption = Location in Canada | coordinates = {{coord|61|36|26|N|125|44|12|W|type:waterbody_region:CA-NT_scale:30000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | location = Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada | elevation = {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}} | type = Segmented | height = {{convert|96|m|abbr=on}} | height_longest = | average_width = {{convert|259|m|abbr=on}} | number_drops = 1 | average_flow = {{convert|1000|m3/s|abbr=on}} | watercourse = South Nahanni River | world_rank = 860 }}Virginia Falls (Slavey: 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 {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}}.[2] It is located 120 kilometres (76 miles) from the Yukon border.[3] It has a total drop of {{convert|96|m|abbr=on}},[4] making it about twice the height of Niagara Falls. It consists of a single drop with an average width of {{convert|259|m|abbr=on}}. The rock in the centre of the falls is called Mason's Rock, named after Bill Mason, the famous Canadian canoeist, author, and filmmaker.[5] The Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome is close by. References1. ^Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada {{Northwest Territories hydrography}}{{NorthwestTerritories-geo-stub}}2. ^World Waterfall Database: Virginia Falls 3. ^{{cite web|last=Encyclopædia Britannica|title=Virginia Falls|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/630052/Virginia-Falls|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}} 4. ^{{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=405|quote=|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.|via=}} 5. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=Gof_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT40&lpg=PT40&dq=%22mason's+rock%22+%22virginia+falls%22&source=bl&ots=uE_pZKcXhC&sig=6oGhxpK-Ee5NshCW87R7RxGFUjQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqp6SSrYrXAhVT9GMKHQMHCI04ChDoAQgoMAE#v=onepage&q=%22mason's%20rock%22%20%22virginia%20falls%22&f=false|title=LIFE Paradise Found: 100 Places - Beautiful Beyond Belief|last=LIFE|first=The Editors of|date=2016-09-02|publisher=Time Inc. Books|isbn=9781683305606|language=en}} 3 : Landforms of the Northwest Territories|Waterfalls of Canada|Nahanni National Park Reserve |
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