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Victoria Falls

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English: The Victoria Falls are waterfalls on the Zambezi River which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls are also known as Mosi oa Tunya.
<nowiki>cataratas Victoria; Viktoríufossar; Air terjun Victoria; Dowrlammow Victoria; Виктория; وکٹوریہ چھمبر; وکٹوریا آبشار; Viktóriine vodopády; Вікторія; Виктория (шаршара); Aquofalo Viktoria; 빅토리아 폭포; Виктория сарқырамасы; Viktoria Akvofalo; Viktoriiny vodopády; Victoria Falls; विक्टोरिया झरना; ভিক্টোরিয়া জলপ্রপাত; chutes Victoria; Viktorijini slapovi; ވިކްޓޯރިއާ ފޯލް; וויקטאריע וואסערפאלן; व्हिक्टोरिया धबधबा; Thác Victoria; Viktorijas ūdenskritums; Victoria-waterval; Викторијини водопади; Fiktooriya lɩmwadɩyɛ; Victoria Falls; Victoria Falls; Victoriafalla; Victoriafallene; Viktoriya şəlaləsi; ವಿಕ್ಟೋರಿಯಾ ಜಲಪಾತ; Victoria Falls; شلالات فيكتوريا; Chororo Victoria; ဝိတိုရိယရေတံခွန်; 維多利亞瀑布; Viktória-vízesés; Victoria ur-jauziak; Wodospady Wiktorii; Victoria Falls; Виктория; Виктория (шарлауыҡ); Rhaeadr Victoria; ویکتوریا; Ujëvarat e Viktorisë; Վիկտորիա; 维多利亚瀑布; Victoriawetterfallen; ვიქტორია; ヴィクトリアの滝; Viktorijini slapovi; Faɗuwar ruwan Victoria; شلالات فيكتوريا; Catarata Victoria; מפל ויקטוריה; Victoria (aqua cadens); Виктори; विक्टोरिया जलप्रपात; విక్టోరియా జలపాతం; Victorian putoukset; Victoriafallen; Dissuor Victoria; Вадаспад Вікторыя; விக்டோரியா அருவி; cascate Vittoria; Victoria Falls; Victoria juga; Viktoriya (sharshara); Вікторыя; Air terjun Victoria; Busay Victoria; Victoria Şelalesi; Victoria Falls; Mosi-oa-Tunya; cascades Victòria; Cataratas Vitória; Kaskati ta' Vitorja; آبشار ویکتوریا; Victoriafälle; Viktorijos krioklys; Viktorijini slapovi; ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਆ ਝਰਨਾ; Викториини Водопади; Виктория шаркыратмасы; น้ำตกวิกตอเรีย; Victoria Falls; വിക്ടോറിയ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം; Victoriawatervallen; Victoriagoržžit; 维多利亚瀑布; وڪٽوريا آبشار; Victoria Stoya; Cataratas Victoria; Ñansa phaqcha; Καταρράκτες Βικτωρίας; Cascada Victoria; cataratas en el río Zambeze; a legszélesebb vízzuhatag a világon Zambia és Zimbawe határán; водопад на реке Замбези в Южной части Африканского континента; Wasserfall in Sambia und Simbabwe; famosas cataratas de África; kaskati tul ix-xmara Zambezi fiż-Żambja u fiż-Żimbabwe; foss og verdensarvsted på grensa mellom Zambia og Zimbabwe; 非洲瀑布; водопад во Замбија; Şelale; アフリカの滝; തെക്കൻ ആഫ്രിക്കയിലെ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം; Chutes sur le fleuve Zambèze; busay sa Zimbabwe, Matabeleland North Province, lat -17,92, long 25,85; ဇင်ဘာဘွေနှင့် ဇမ်ဘီယာနိုင်ငံကြားရှိ ရေတံခွန်; מפל מים בדרום יבשת אפריקה; salah satu air terjun di dunia; 贊比亞和津巴布韋贊比西河上的瀑布; अफ़्रीका की जलप्रपात; וואסערפאל אין זאמביע; vesiputous Sambesijoessa Afrikassa; waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe; شلال في ليفينغستون، زامبيا; africké vodopády; vattenfall i Zambezifloden på gränsen mellan Zimbabwe och Zambia; Cataratas de Victoria; Mosi oa-Tunya; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Mosi oa Tunya; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Victoria ur-jauzi; Мозиватунья; Водопад Виктория; Ñansa phuyu ñawikuna; Devil's Pool; Victoria-Fälle; Mosa oa Tunya; Viktoriafälle; Mosi oa Tunya; Devil’s Pool; ويکتوريا; 維多利亞瀑布; 維多利亞大瀑布; 莫西奥图尼亚瀑布; Victoria-vandfaldene; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Victoriafaldene; Victoria vandfaldet; Victoria-faldet; Victoria-faldene; وکٹوریہ آبشار; ヴィクトリア滝; モシオトゥニャ; ビクトリアフォールズ; ヴィクトリアフォールズ; ビクトリアの滝; ビクトリア・フォールズ; ビクトリア滝; モシ・オ・トゥニャ; ビクトリア瀑布; ヴィクトリア瀑布; Viktoriafallen; Mosi-oa-Tunya; מפלי ויקטוריה; मोसी-ओआ-तुन्या; Viktorian putoukset; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Akvofalego Viktoria; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Mosi-oa-Tunya; விக்டோறியா நீர்வீழ்ச்சி; விக்டோரியா நீர்வீழ்ச்சி; Victoria Falls; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Vittoria; Les chutes Victoria; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Victoria falls; Mosi-oa-Tunya / Chutes Victoria; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Viktooria juga; Victoriafallene; Các thác nước Victoria; Park Narodowy Wodospady Wiktorii; Park Narodowy Wodospadów Wiktorii; Park Narodowy Victoria Falls; Victoria Falls National Park; Wodospad Wiktorii; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Viktorya Şelaleleri; Victoria Şelaleleri; Victoria Çavlanı; Viktorya Şelaleri; Viktorya Şelalesi; Victoria Falls; Dissuor a Victoria; ابشار ویکتوریا; Fiktoriawetterfallen; Vikctoriawetterfallen; Quedas de vitória; Quedas Vitória; Victoria falls; Cataratas Victória; Cataratas de Vitória; Victoria; Victoria Falls; น้ำตกวิคตอเรีย; Victoria Falls; Maporomoko ya Viktoria; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Maporomoko ya Mosi oa Tunya; Mosi oa Tunya; Maporomoko ya Victoria Falls; Viktoriafallene; Victoria Falls; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Victoria-watervallen; Victoriavallen; Viktorijini vodopadi; Victoria Falls; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Rhaeadrau Victoria; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Rhaeadrau Fictoria; Rhaeadr Fictoria; وکٹوریہ آبشار; موسی-او-تونیا; Mosi-oa-Tunya; Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls; شلالات فكتوريا; Водоспад Вікторія; Victoria goržžit</nowiki>
Victoria Falls 
waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Водоспад Вікторія, Замбія-Зімбабве
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  • World Heritage Site (Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, (vii), (viii), 1989–)
  • IUGS Geological Heritage Site
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  • 1,707 m
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  • 108 m
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  • 892 m
Drainage basin
Map17° 55′ 29.2″ S, 25° 51′ 29″ E
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Wikidata Q43278
VIAF cluster ID: 234189120
GND ID: 4119420-2
Library of Congress authority ID: n81127835
IdRef ID: 182661806
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J9U ID: 987013003076605171
World Heritage Site ID: 509
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  • Victoria Falls from the air
    Victoria Falls from the air
  • The main falls
    The main falls
  • The chasm from the western end
    The chasm from the western end
  • Through the trees from the Zambezi Sun Hotel entrance
    Through the trees from the Zambezi Sun Hotel entrance
  • Victoria Falls Bridge spanning the Second Gorge
    Victoria Falls Bridge spanning the Second Gorge
  • Victoria Falls Bridge entrance
    Victoria Falls Bridge entrance
  • Incredibly, it is possible to swim in natural pools at the top of the falls, on the Zambian side
    Incredibly, it is possible to swim in natural pools at the top of the falls, on the Zambian side
  • Knife edge bridge near Victoria Falls
    Knife edge bridge near Victoria Falls
  • Lunar Double Rainbow, 2002
    Lunar Double Rainbow, 2002


Baines' illustrations 1865 (and comparisons)

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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"
    "The falls by sunrise, with the spray cloud rising 1200 feet"
  • Spray cloud from the air in 1972
    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.)"
    "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
    Same viewpoint in 2006, with rainbow
  • "Great western (or main) fall, from Three Rill Cliff to Garden Island."
    "Great western (or main) fall, from Three Rill Cliff to Garden Island."
  • 2006, from the Zimbabwean side
    2006, from the Zimbabwean side
  • "The falls from the eastern end of the chasm to Garden Island."
    "The falls from the eastern end of the chasm to Garden Island."
  • 2001, from the Zambian side
    2001, from the Zambian side
  • "Herd of buffaloes driven to the edge of the chasm, opposite Garden Island"
    "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
    In 2003, the buffaloes were protected: this area is now Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia
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