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  2. Victoria Falls - Wikipedia

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    Victoria Falls ( Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe [2] and is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a ...

  3. Victoria Falls National Park - Wikipedia

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    Victoria Falls National Park in north-western Zimbabwe protects the south and east bank of the Zambezi River in the area of the world-famous Victoria Falls. It extends along the Zambezi river from the larger Zambezi National Park about 6 km above the falls to about 12 km below the falls.

  4. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    35,199. Time zone. UTC+2 ( CAT) Climate. BSh. Victoria Falls, popularly known as Vic Falls, is a resort town and city in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of Victoria Falls themselves. According to the 2022 Population Census, the town had a population of 35,199.

  5. Zambezi - Wikipedia

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    The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers 1,390,000 km 2 (540,000 sq mi), [1] [2] slightly less than half of the Nile 's. The 2,574 km (1,599 mi) river rises in Zambia and ...

  6. Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park - Wikipedia

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    Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. /  17.867°S 25.833°E  / -17.867; 25.833. Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2] that is home to one-half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya—"The Smoke that Thunders", known worldwide as Victoria Falls —on the Zambezi River. The river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, so the falls ...

  7. Lake Victoria - Wikipedia

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    In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world's ninth-largest continental lake, containing about 2,424 km 3 (1.965 × 10 9 acre⋅ft) of water. [7] [10] Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa. The lake has an average depth of 40 m (130 ft) and a maximum depth of 80–81 m (262–266 ft).

  8. Victoria Falls Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The bridge under construction in 1905. Victoria Falls Bridge from the Knife Edge Bridge trail near the falls on the Zambia side. Constructed from steel, the bridge is 198 metres (650 ft) [1] long, with a main arch spanning 156.50 metres (513.5 ft), [3] at a height of 128 metres (420 ft) [3] above the lower water mark of the river in the gorge ...

  9. Niagara Falls - Wikipedia

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    85,000 cu ft/s (2,400 m 3 /s) Niagara Falls ( / naɪˈæɡərə /) is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two ...

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