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Zambezi River

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The Zambezi is the fourth longest river in Africa and the longest east flowing river on the continent, rising in Zambia and crossing or bordering Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique before reaching the Indian Ocean. Victoria Falls, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is its best known feature. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Area (sq km)
1,390,000 1
Elevation (m)
1500 1
Length (km)
2574 1
Latitude
18.57056 degrees south 1
Longitude
36.47028 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Southern Africa, Regions
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Victoria Falls, Landforms
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Flows Through

Angola, Countries
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Botswana, Countries
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Mozambique, Countries
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Namibia, Countries
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Zambia, Countries
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Zimbabwe, Countries
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Shaped By

Epeirogeny, Physical Processes
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Sources
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    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.
  • Infobox, Length
    2,574 km (1,599 mi)
  • Lead section
    Its drainage basin covers 1,390,000 km2 (540,000 mi2), slightly less than half of the Nile's.
  • Infobox, Coordinates field
    18.57056S 36.47028E
  • Infobox, Source elevation field
    1,500 m (4,900 ft)
  • Flows Through: Zambia, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Flows Through: Angola, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Flows Through: Namibia, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Flows Through: Botswana, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Flows Through: Zimbabwe, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Flows Through: Mozambique, Infobox: subdivision_name1
    Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Shaped By: Epeirogeny, Formation statement for target 296193
    The change of the river course is the result of epeirogenic movements that lifted up the surface at the present-day water divide between both rivers.
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Wikidata: Zambezi River
Wikidata Q43106, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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