Schwartzenbach Falls, also known as Qulitasaniakvik, is a tiered horsetail waterfall located in the Weasel River Valley of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. With an overall height of 520 m (1,710 ft), it is the 4th tallest waterfall in Canada and the tallest in Canada outside of British Columbia.[1]

Name origin

The Inuktitut name for the waterfall is Qulitasaniakvik, which means "place to get caribou skins". The name refers to the valley above the falls being a good place to hunt for caribou.[1][3]

Structure

The falls form from an unnamed stream that plummets 520 m (1,710 ft) down the western wall of the Weasel River Valley. The initial drop leaps 200 m (660 ft) over the edge of an inclined cliff and takes the form of a horsetail. This is followed by a series of four smaller cascades that descend an additional 320 m (1,050 ft) before the cliff gives way to a collection of talus deposits.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Schwartzenbach Falls, Nunavut, Canada - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. ^ "Tallest and Largest Waterfalls at the World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. ^ "Auyuittuq National Park". bivouac.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwartzenbach_Falls
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