Victoria Falls
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 Victoria Falls from the air |
 The main falls |
 The chasm from the western end |
 Through the trees from the Zambezi Sun Hotel entrance |
 Victoria Falls Bridge spanning the Second Gorge |
 Victoria Falls Bridge entrance |
 Incredibly, it is possible to swim in natural pools at the top of the falls, on the Zambian side |
[edit] Baines' illustrations 1865 (and comparisons)
In 1865 the traveller and artist Thomas Baines published illustrations of the falls. In human history a great deal has changed around the falls, but the falls themselves seem the same as ever.
 "The falls by sunrise, with the spray cloud rising 1200 feet" |
 Spray cloud from the air in 1972 |
 "The falls from the western end of the chasm (from the Leaping Water and Three Rill Cliff to Garden Island.)" |
 Same viewpoint in 2006, with rainbow |
 "Great western (or main) fall, from Three Rill Cliff to Garden Island." |
 2006, from the Zimbabwean side |
 "The falls from the eastern end of the chasm to Garden Island." |
 2001, from the Zambian side |
 "Herd of buffaloes driven to the edge of the chasm, opposite Garden Island" |
In 2003, the buffaloes were protected: this area is now Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia |
