Jump to content

Bandeira Waterfall

From Tilcayo Cats, the lean encyclopaedia by Tilcayo Knowledge Systems

Bandeira Waterfall
LocationBaboi Craic [de], Atsabe, Ermera, East Timor
WatercourseBandeira River

The Bandeira Waterfall (Portuguese: Cascata Bandeira, Tetun: Be Tuda Bandera) is a tall waterfall in the municipality of Ermera, Timor-Leste. It forms part of a minor tributary of the Loes River.

Geography

The waterfall is located just to the east of the Letefoho [de]–Atsabe road near Atsabe in the Ermera municipality.[1][2][3] The tallest waterfall in Timor-Leste,[2][4] it has been described as "é de registar"[1] (transl. worth noting), and as "... an impressive sight in the wet season."[2]

At the waterfall, the Bandeira River (Portuguese: Rio Bandeira, Tetun: Mota Bandera)[3] flows over a vertical cliff.[5]

The river then feeds into the Magapu River,[6] which is a tributary of the Loes River, and, at that point, marks the border between the sucos of Baboi Leten [de] (to its north) and Baboi Craic [de] (to its south).[7]: 12, 13 

Economy

The waterfall has been identified as having geotourism potential,[8] and the river as being a hydrological resource with tourism potential.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Estrutura Geográfico-Económica de Timor" [Timor's Geographical-Economic Structure]. Boletim Trimestral (in português) (74): 40. 1968. ISSN 0005-4887. OCLC 2488197. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ermera". Tourism Timor-Leste. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mota Bandera, Ermera, Timor Leste". Mindat.org. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Atsabe". Karst Organics. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wonders of Timor-Leste". Wondermondo. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ↑ República Democrática de Timor-Leste: Ermera [Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste: Ermera] (PDF) (Map). 1:75000 (in português). Cartography by Instituto Superior Técnico. Lisbon: Timor-Leste GIS Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Município Ermera: Esboços Mapa Suco no Aldeia Timor-Leste (PDF) (in tetun). Dili: Ministério das Finanças / Direcção Geral de Estatística / Direcção Nacional Cartografia Estatísticas. 2019. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Manuel, Delio; Faria, Mafaldo Jose (October 2018). Preliminary Identification of Geotourism Potential: Tourist Zones of Eastern, Central and Western Part of Timor-Leste (Lautem, Baucau, Dili, Ainaro, Ermera and Bobonaro Municipality). 4th International Conference on Timor Leste Geological Resources Data and Information for Economic Diversification and Development. Dili: Academia.edu. pp. 4, 6.
  9. ↑ Silveira, Joaquim Pereira de (July 2016). O turismo de mergulho em Timor-Leste: as potencialidades do património subaquático como motor de desenvolvimento – o caso de Díli [Diving tourism in Timor-Leste: the potential of underwater heritage as a development engine – the case of Dili] (Master of Tourism thesis) (in português). University of Porto. p. 59. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Bandeira Waterfall at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://tilcayo.cat/w/index.php?title=Bandeira_Waterfall&oldid=116768"
This page contains text imported from the English Wikipedia (source revision 1362217077). Its authors are credited under CC BY-SA 4.0: see the attribution record.