Virginia Falls is a waterfall in Nahanni National Park Reserve

Nahanni National Park Reserve

Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River. Four noteworthy canyons reaching in depth, called...

, Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located on the South Nahanni River

South Nahanni River

The South Nahanni River is a major tributary of the Liard River, located roughly 500 kilometres west of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the centerpiece of Nahanni National Park Reserve...

, at an elevation of 500 m (1,640.4 ft).
It has a total drop of 96 m (315 ft), making it about twice the height of Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...

. It consists of a single drop with an average width of 259 m (849.7 ft). The rock in the centre of the falls is called Mason's Rock, named after Bill Mason

Bill Mason

Bill Mason was an award-winning Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his documentaries on wolves. Mason was also known for including passages from Christian sermons in his films...

, the famous Canadian canoeist, author, and filmmaker.

The Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome

Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome

Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome , is located approximately upstream from Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from early May until the middle of October....

is located in close proximity.