Bloomfield Falls

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Bloomfield Falls
Wujal Wujal
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Bloomfield Falls
Location Far North Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 15°57′47″S145°18′45″E / 15.96306°S 145.3125°E / -15.96306; 145.3125 [1]
Type Cascade
Total height40 metres (130 ft)
Watercourse Bloomfield River

The Bloomfield Falls (Aboriginal: Wujal Wujal) is a cascade waterfall on the Bloomfield River near Cape Tribulation, close to Wujal Wujal in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is within the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area. [4]

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Features and location

The falls are 40 metres (130 ft) high. [5] The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Bloomfield Falls are the Indigenous Australian Kuku Yalanji clan. [6]

Access to the waterfall is provided via the Bloomfield Track, south of Cooktown. In the wet season it is not possible to visit the falls. [7]

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References

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