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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 28th September 2016 | |
| Reference: | 21395 |
| Placename: | Govetts Leap |
| Designation: | Waterfall |
| Status: | Assigned 3rd April 1970 |
| Previous Names: |
Bridal Veil Falls The Bridal Veil |
| GNB File: | GNB5408, 142 |
| LGA: | Blue Mountains |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -33 38 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 150 19 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -33 37 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 150 19 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Katoomba |
| 1:100000 Map: | Katoomba 8930 |
| Parish: | Blackheath |
| County: | Cook |
| 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. |
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