| 词条 | Amicalola Falls |
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| name = Amicalola Falls | photo = Amicalola Falls.JPG | photo_width = | photo_caption = (view from the 'Reflecting Pool' at bottom) | map = USA Georgia | coordinates = {{coord|34|34|3|N|84|14|40|W|type:waterbody_scale:50000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | location = Dawson County, Georgia, United States | elevation = {{convert|1900|ft|abbr=on}} | type = Cascade | height = {{convert|729|ft|m}} | width = | height_longest = | average_width = | number_drops = | average_flow = | watercourse = Little Amicalola Creek }}Amicalola Falls is a 729-foot (222 m) waterfall on Amicalola Creek in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. It the highest waterfall in Georgia and is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia.[1] The name "Amicalola" is derived from a Cherokee language word meaning "tumbling waters".[2] The falls are the centerpiece of Amicalola Falls State Park.[3] Gallery{{Gallery|title=Amicalola Falls |width=160 | height=170 | lines=4 |align=center |footer=Photos of Amicalola Falls |File:Amicalola-Falls Main Dawsonville-GA 03.jpg | |View of valley - looking out from top of falls |File:Amicalola-Falls Main Dawsonville-GA 01.jpg | |Main cascade - view looking up from hiking trail foot bridge |File:Amicalola-Falls Main Dawsonville-GA 02.jpg | |Lower cascade - view looking under hiking trail foot bridge |File:Amicalola Falls 2.jpg | Closeup view }} References1. ^{{cite book|last=Boyd|first=Brian|title=Waterfalls of the Southern Appalachians & Great Smoky Mountains|year=2001|publisher=Fern Creek Press|isbn=978-1-893651-08-1|location=Clayton, GA}} 2. ^{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yyMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xDoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5700%2C4457103 | title=The Names Stayed | work=Calhoun Times and Gordon County News | date=August 29, 1990 | accessdate=29 April 2015 | pages=64}} 3. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=5 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} External links{{Commonscat-inline|Amicalola Falls}}{{GeorgiaUS-geo-stub}}{{Waterfall-stub}} 4 : Waterfalls of Georgia (U.S. state)|Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia (U.S. state)|Protected areas of Dawson County, Georgia|Landforms of Dawson County, Georgia |
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