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What is the economic value of the Horizontal Falls?

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What is the economic value of the Horizontal Falls?

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The Horizontal Falls make a total profit of about 20 million dollars per year. This money is going into rangers groups, educating people in tour groups and repairing damage to the surrounding area of the falls. A $110 fee is also given to people who travel in boats in the surrounding area of the falls.

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As strong and fast gushes of water topple over each other to pass through the small gap in between 2 narrow cliffs, water banks up on one side of the cliff causing a unique movement of water called the Horizontal Waterfalls. This is during high tide, however, when the tide begins to be drawn out wards, the waterfall begins to operate in reverse.

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What are the aesthetic values of the Horizontal Falls?

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What are the aesthetic values of the Horizontal Falls?

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The Horizontal Falls are a one of its kind. It is the only falls in the world to flow the way that it does as the turquoise water flows between two red cliff faces. Also, it is in between green, lush mountains forming the perfect landscape for sight seeing. David Attenborough describes the Horizontal Falls as, "One of the greatest natural wonders of the world."

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Where are the Horizontal Falls located and how can they be viewed?

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Where are the Horizontal Falls located and how can they be viewed?

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The Horizontal Falls are located approximately 270 kilometres North-East of Broome in Western Australia. The mountains that form the gaps that the falls consist of, are apart of the McLarty Ranges. The bay in which they are located in is Talbot Bay. To get to the Horizontal Falls you have to take a sea plane before getting onto a boat to view the falls closely.

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How are the falls being protected, respected and sustained for future generations?

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How are the falls being protected, respected and sustained for future generations?

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Campaigns against mining for copper around the area have been set up and publicised and a mining exclusion zone has been placed in the Talbot Bay area. Higher fee's will be charged for those who sail through the area to fund raise for marine parks to protect the area and tighten visiting regulations.

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How have the Horizontal Falls changed over time? 

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How have the Horizontal Falls changed over time? 

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The Horizontal Falls are consisted of the McLarty range which has built up overtime as it is approximately 1.8 billion years old. It has grown over time as it is made up of built up sandstone, quartzite, silt stone and shale. Over time, the falls will change due to weathering and erosion. People have also changed the falls as they are a popular tourist destination in which a pontoon has been built on the water near the falls for tourists to stay, swim in cages with sharks along with breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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What landscapes make up the Horizontal Falls?

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What landscapes make up the Horizontal Falls?

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The Indian Ocean, narrow cliffs and gorges make up the pristine area. Also is made up of a series of bays, islands and basins across what is known as the Kimberly Plateau surrounding the coastal area of the Falls.

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Are the management plans to protect the Horizontal Falls successful? 

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Are the management plans to protect the Horizontal Falls successful? 

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A management plan has been put in place at the Horizontal Falls to create many marine parks around the falls. They are doing this as parks will be monitoring and preserving the area. Many economical and employment opportunities. More money is going into funding the falls for more marine parks to be established. This allows protection across the wide surrounding area of the falls.

However, these management plans are not stopping people from fishing at the falls meaning that not all wildlife is being protected. Also mining is still allowed within 10 kilometres of the falls.

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What are the cultural and spiritual values of the Horizontal Falls?

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What are the cultural and spiritual values of the Horizontal Falls?

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The land belongs to the Aboriginal people as they hold native possession of the area. The Horizontal Falls contain significant cultural sights such as stone arrangements, exclusive camping beaches, and significant mythological sights. The Horizontal Falls area is made up of what is known as Dambimangari land  which is highly protected as it has high spiritual nature in the saltwater ocean and natural features in Talbot Bay.