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GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
18th February 2019 | |
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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