Kattimannap Qurlua, formerly Wilberforce Falls, is an almost tall waterfall located in the Wilberforce Gorge of the
Hood River in
Nunavut
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, Canada. The falls are one of the few major waterfalls in the world north of the
Arctic Circle
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.
Name
The waterfall was originally named for
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce (24 August 175929 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becom ...
, an English politician and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.
[
] In 2020 the name of the falls was changed to Kattimannap Qurlua.
See also
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List of waterfalls of Canada
References
External links
Panoramic view of the falls from the northwest, August 2017
Waterfalls of Nunavut
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