Zambezi River

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The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Zambezi River system 0 5
Zambezi River region 0 1

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinArea about 1,390,000 square kilometers
basinCountry Angola
Botswana
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
climateZone tropical
continent Africa
countryTraversed Angola
Botswana
Mozambique
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
discharge about 3,400 cubic meters per second at mouth
drainageBasin Zambezi Basin
flowsDirection generally west to east
flowsInto Indian Ocean
flowsThrough Barotse Floodplain
Cahora Bassa Gorge
Namibia
surface form: Caprivi Strip

Kariba Gorge
Zambezi Region
formsBorderBetween Namibia and Botswana
Zambia and Namibia
Zambia and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe and Mozambique
hasDam Cahora Bassa Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Kariba Gorge
surface form: Kariba Dam
hasIsland Cataract Island
Livingstone Island
hasReservoir Cahora Bassa Gorge
surface form: Lake Cahora Bassa

Kariba Gorge
surface form: Lake Kariba
hasTributary Cuando River
Kafue River
Luangwa River
Shire River
length about 1600 miles
about 2574 km
locatedIn East Africa
surface form: Eastern Africa

Southern Africa
majorWaterfall Chavuma Falls
Ngonye Falls
Victoria Falls
mouth Indian Ocean
mouthLocation Mozambique Channel
notableFor Victoria Falls
biodiversity
white-water rafting
passesNearCity Livingstone
Mozambique
surface form: Tete

Victoria Falls
surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
primaryUse fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
tourism
transportation
rankInAfricaByLength fourth-longest river in Africa
sourceCountry Zambia
sourceLocation Mwinilunga District
sourceRegion Northwestern Zambia

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Lozi associatedWithRiver Zambezi River
Chewore Safari Area borderedBy Zambezi River
Victoria Falls Bridge crosses Zambezi River
David Livingstone explored Zambezi River
Zambezi Valley follows Zambezi River
Africa hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Matabeleland North hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Mozambique hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Southern Africa hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Sub-Saharan Africa hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Zimbabwe hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Zambia hasRiver Zambezi River
Mwinilunga District hasRiverSource Zambezi River
Chavuma Falls hasWatercourse Zambezi River
Northwestern Zambia headwatersOf Zambezi River
Kafue River isMajorTributaryOf Zambezi River
Main Falls locatedIn Zambezi River
Rainbow Falls locatedIn Zambezi River
Ngonye Falls locatedOn Zambezi River
Barotse Floodplain locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Chavuma Falls locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Devil's Cataract locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Horseshoe Falls locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
subject surface form: Horseshoe Falls (Victoria Falls)
Kariba Gorge locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Livingstone locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Victoria Falls locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Cuando River mouth Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system
Kafue River mouthLocation Zambezi River
Chavuma Falls partOf Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system
Ngonye Falls partOf Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system
The Smoke that Thunders partOf Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system
Victoria Falls partOf Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system
Sena primaryRegion Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River region
Ngonye Falls river Zambezi River
Zambezi Region traversedByRiver Zambezi River
Cuando River tributaryOf Zambezi River
Kafue River tributaryOf Zambezi River
Horseshoe Falls watercourse Zambezi River
subject surface form: Horseshoe Falls (Victoria Falls)
Main Falls watercourse Zambezi River
Rainbow Falls watercourse Zambezi River
Kariba Gorge watercourseThrough Zambezi River