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Govetts Leap (WATERFALL), NSW Details
Description
Waterfall on Govetts Leap Brook where it falls over Taylor Wall about 2.4 km east of Blackheath.
Origin
Discovered and named by Government Surveyor William Romaine Govett about 1831. The word leap is an old Scottish word meaning waterfall or cascade.
Govetts Leap (WATERFALL), NSW
title | Govetts Leap (WATERFALL) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 21395 |
placename | Govetts Leap |
designation | WATERFALL |
geographical name | |
previous names | Bridal Veil Falls; The Bridal Veil |
lga | BLUE MOUNTAINS |
description | Waterfall on Govetts Leap Brook where it falls over Taylor Wall about 2.4 km east of Blackheath. |
meaning | |
origin | Discovered and named by Government Surveyor William Romaine Govett about 1831. The word leap is an old Scottish word meaning waterfall or cascade. |
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