- Source: Siri Waterfall
Siri Waterfall, formerly called Santa Maria Waterfall, is a 120-metre-high (390 ft) waterfall located about 3 km inland from the eastern coast of the island of Gaua in northern Vanuatu.
The supply of water to the waterfall is from Lake Letas. This lake is a large freshwater lake located in the crater at the centre of the volcanic island, about 600 meters above sea level. Water flows from the lake 3 km east to the top of Siri Waterfall. After the waterfall, the water flows as a large stream, called Bē Solomul River (formerly Namang), for another 3 km before it reaches the sea. The large stream is known as "Big Water".
A rough estimate of the water flow rate (during the dry season month of August 2006) was approximately 5 cubic metres per second.
Name
The name siri [siˈri] means ‘waterfall’ in the local Nume language. It is cognate with Vurës sēriv [seˈriɸ], Mwotlap na-syip [naˈsjip], Mota siriv [siriɸ], Dorig sriv [ˈsriβ], Olrat siriv [siˈriβ], Lakon hiriv [hiˈriβ], and Mwerlap siriw [siˈriw]. All of these terms can be derived from Proto-Torres–Banks *siriβi ‘waterfall’.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Air Terjun Siri
- Siri Waterfall
- Siri (disambiguation)
- Gaua
- Lake Letas
- Dunumala Ella
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Sirimane Falls
- Hostage (2005 film)
- Kegalle
- Convention Place station
