Schwartzenbach Falls, also known as Qulitasaniakvik, is a tiered horsetail waterfall located in the Weasel River Valley of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. With an overall height of , it is the 4th tallest waterfall in Canada and the tallest in Canada outside of British Columbia.
Name origin The Inuktitut name for the waterfall is Qulitasaniakvik, which means "place to get caribou skins". The name refers to the valley above the falls being a good place to hunt for caribou.
Structure The falls form from an unnamed stream that plummets down the western wall of the Weasel River Valley. The initial drop leaps over the edge of an inclined cliff and takes the form of a horsetail. This is followed by a series of four smaller cascades that descend an additional before the cliff gives way to a collection of talus deposits.
See also List of waterfalls List of waterfalls of Canada
References
External links View of the entirety of Schwartzenbach Falls, August 2016