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Victoria Falls

Also Known As Mosi-oa-Tunya (Lozi, the smoke that thunders) · Shungu Namutitima (Tonga, boiling water)
Waterfalls and Cataracts
Victoria Falls glyph

Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders. 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
Length (km)
1.708 1
This value is the waterfall's width in kilometers (1,708 meters), reusing the length-km field; it is not an along-course length.
Maximum Depth (m)
108 1
This value is the waterfall's height of drop, reusing the depth-m field for a vertical fall measurement rather than a body of water's depth.
Latitude
17.92444 degrees south 1
Longitude
25.85667 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Southern Africa, Regions
Source Victoria Falls (Wikipedia)
Zambezi River, Bodies of Water
Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Zambia, Countries
Zimbabwe, Countries

Shaped By

Headward Erosion, Physical Processes
Source Victoria Falls (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Victoria Falls (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, Boiling Water
  • Lead
    located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • Infobox coordinates
    17°55′28″S 25°51′24″E / -17.92444; 25.85667
  • Shaped By: Headward Erosion, Formation statement for target 287631
    Headward erosion along these structural lines of weakness would establish a new fall line and abandonment of the earlier line.
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Wikidata: Victoria Falls
Wikidata Q43278, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Zambezi River, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Zambezi River, Lead section
The Zambezi's most noted feature is Victoria Falls.
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