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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Zambezi River canonical 129
Zambezi River system 8
Zambezi River rapids 1

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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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Luangwa River mouth Zambezi River
Luangwa River tributaryOf Zambezi River
Zambezi Basin drainedBy Zambezi River
Zambezi Basin hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Zambezi Basin hasTransboundaryRiver Zambezi River
Cahora Bassa Dam locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Cahora Bassa Dam watercourse Zambezi River
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam tributaryOf Zambezi River
Knife-Edge Bridge offersViewOf Zambezi River
Manyame River mouth Zambezi River
Manyame River tributaryOf Zambezi River
Livingstone Island locatedIn Zambezi River
Livingstone Island riverKilometerContext Zambezi River
this entity surface form: upper Zambezi
Cataract Island locatedIn Zambezi River
Cataract Island waterBody Zambezi River
Cataract Island viewOf Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River rapids
Tonga (Zimbabwe) isSpokenAlong Zambezi River
Namibia and Botswana shareRiverSystem Zambezi River
Victoria Falls town locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
subject surface form: Victoria Falls (town)
Shire River mouth Zambezi River
Shire River majorRightTributaryOf Zambezi River
Zambezi National Park hasRiver Zambezi River
Zambezi National Park borderedBy Zambezi River
Sapi Safari Area borderedBy Zambezi River
Devil’s Pool locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Devil’s Pool waterSource Zambezi River
“Mosi-oa-Tunya” in the Lozi language locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
subject surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya
Batoka Gorge locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Batoka Gorge formedBy Zambezi River
Zimbabwe–Zambia border followsRiver Zambezi River
Rozi mainRiver Zambezi River
Rotse riverRegion Zambezi River
Barotseland region river Zambezi River
subject surface form: Barotseland
Moxico Province traversedByRiver Zambezi River
Lozi people riverAssociated Zambezi River