Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is a waterfall in south central Africa in the Zambezi River between southeast Zambia and northwest Zimbabwe. It is 108.3 m high and 1,703 m wide.
The falls were discovered by David Livingstone in November 1855, when he saw it on what is now known as Livingstone Island. He named it after Queen Victoria. The Chitonga name for the Falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya. That word means "the smoke that thunders". They call it that because the Falls are very misty.[1]
The Falls more or less dry up in the dry season.[2]
It is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[3]
Victoria Falls Media
Victoria Falls seen from Zimbabwe in August, 2019.
Panorama of the Victoria Falls
First Gorge, from Zambian side
Victoria Falls National Park marker
Satellite image showing the broad Zambezi falling into the narrow cleft and subsequent series of zigzagging gorges (top of picture is north).
Victoria Falls' Second Gorge (with bridge) and Third Gorge (right). The peninsular cliffs are in Zambia, the outer cliffs in Zimbabwe. The cliffs are composed of Batoka Formation basalt flows. The breaks in slope with vegetation are brecciated amygdaloidal basalt zones separating six successive and massive lava flows with distinct vertical jointing.:391
The naturally formed "Devil's Pool", where tourists swim despite a risk of plunging over the edge
Two white rhinos at Mosi-oa-Tunya national park in May 2005. They are not indigenous, but were imported from South Africa.
Victoria Falls from the air 1972
Victoria Falls from the sky
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References
- ↑ "Victoria Falls". World Digital Library. 1890–1925. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ↑ BBC News
- ↑ "Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls". World Heritage Site Convention. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
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