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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.
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1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa.
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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2,574 km (1,599 mi)
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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1,390,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi)
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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18.57056S 36.47028E
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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1,500 m (4,900 ft)
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlows Through: Zambia, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Flows Through: Zambia, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlows Through: Angola, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Flows Through: Angola, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlows Through: Namibia, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Flows Through: Namibia, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlows Through: Botswana, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Flows Through: Botswana, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlows Through: Zimbabwe, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Flows Through: Zimbabwe, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
1. Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFlows Through: Mozambique, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Flows Through: Mozambique, Infobox, Countries
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
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