Ellinjaa Falls
Basalt ledge waterfall on a young volcanic plateau, its single drop cut through ancient lava.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Ellinjaa Falls, part of the waterfall circuit near Millaa Millaa on the Atherton Tableland outside Cairns, traces the volcanic story locked in its basalt columns. It follows the shield volcanoes that buried the region's old river valleys, and the later, more violent eruptions that built craters and cones across the Tableland. You will hear how geologists read the rock to work out how old, or how young, this landscape really is. Stand close to the plunge pool for a look at the columns the story keeps returning to.
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