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Nahanni and Náįlįcho (Virginia Falls)

Náįlįcho (Virginia Falls) on the South Nahanni River, photographed from a small plane in 2019.
Náįlįcho (Virginia Falls) on the South Nahanni River, photographed from a small plane in 2019. Virginia Falls on the South Nahanni River · Dwayne Reilander · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories covers 30,000 square kilometres and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At Náįlįcho (Virginia Falls), the South Nahanni River drops twice the height of Niagara Falls.

Scope & context

The park reserve’s size, status and best-known waterfall, not its full natural history or the Dehcho First Nations’ relationship to Nahʔą Dehé.

Sources behind this record

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Nahanni National Park Reserve ↗

Parks Canada

Park introduction