Kakabeka Falls - Kakabeka Falls ON
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PeterNoG
N 48° 24.167 W 089° 37.534
16U E 305681 N 5364400
This waterfall is Kakabeka Falls along the Kaministiquia River which plunges 127 feet (39 metres) in a gorge that contains some of the oldest fossils in the world. It's just off the Trans Canada Highway about 30 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMEWCH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/13/2012
Views: 11
~ from the Kakabeka Falls Provincial park website (visit link) ~The park is dominated by a single, spectacular feature -- Kakabeka Falls -- which drops 39 metres over sheer cliffs. Kakabeka is an aboriginal word meaning "steep cliffs". Below the falls is a dramatic gorge carved out of the Precambrian Shield by the meltwater from the last glaciers. The ancient, volcanic rock over which the water tumbles holds many secrets. From beneath its layers, 1.6-billion-year-old fossils have been unearthed. Since 1904, the river has been tapped to produce a steady flow of hydroelectric power.