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Churchill Falls

–noun
waterfalls near the head of the Churchill River in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada: site of hydroelectric power plant. ab. 200 ft. (60 m) wide; 316 ft. (96 m) high.
Formerly, Grand Falls.


Origin:
named after Sir Winston Churchill in 1965
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