The Edith Falls (
Aboriginal Jawoyn language
Jawoyn (Jawonj, Jawany, Djauan, Jawan, Jawony; Adowen, Gun-djawan), also known as Kumertuo, is a moribund Gunwinyguan language spoken only by elders in Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
: ''Leliyn'') is a series of
cascading waterfalls and pools on the Edith River in the
Nitmiluk National Park
Nitmiluk National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, and 23 km northeast of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Katherine, around a series of gorges on the Kat ...
, located approximately north of
Katherine
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, in the
Northern Territory
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of Australia.
The falls descend from an elevation of
above sea level
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and range in height between .
[ There are trails to the top of the escarpment, allowing visitors to view the waterfalls. Edith Falls is connected to ]Katherine Gorge
Nitmiluk National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, and 23 km northeast of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Katherine, around a series of gorges on the Kat ...
via the Jatbula walk. The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the waterfall are the Jawoyn people.
See also
* List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
* List of waterfalls in Australia
This is a list of waterfalls in Australia.
Wallaman Falls in Queensland are Australia's tallest permanent waterfall with a plunge of nearly . Wollomombi Falls in New South Wales are second with a combined drop and Ellenborough Falls, also in ...
References
External links
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Waterfalls of the Northern Territory
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