4.Victoria Falls

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Also called Mosi-oa-Tunya meaning “smoke that thunders.”
Largest waterfall based on width and height
One mile wide (1.7 km) and 360 feet high (108 meters)
Two national parks (Zambia) and (Zimbabwe) protect the falls




















Victoria Falls is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Zambezi River serves as the fall's water source. With the collective height and width of the falls, it is attributed as the largest sheet of falling water in the world.


















The name Victoria Falls was given by the Scottish explorer Dr. David Livingstone.












Victoria Falls is a town in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of the Victoria Falls themselves.














It is connected by road and railway to Hwange (109 km away) and Bulawayo (440 km away), both to the south-east.According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 8,114, this rose to 16,826 in the 1992 census.













Victoria Falls Airport is 18 km south of the town and has international services to Johannesburg and Namibia.