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 Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park - Kakabeka Falls, ON Posted by:  PeterNoG
N 48° 24.176 W 089° 37.367
16U E 305888 N 5364409
This Ontario Provincial Park, featuring Kakabeka Falls, is on the Trans Canada Highway about 30 km west of Thunder bay, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMEWCY
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/13/2012
Views: 8
Kakabeka Falls has been nicknamed "the Niagara of the North", because of its size and ease of access.
Park Type: Day Use, Overnight,
Activities:
scenic viewing, hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, canoeing, wildlife viewing, camping
Park Fees:
parking fee
Background:
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.
Date Established?: 1955
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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