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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Sena of Caia locatedNear Zambezi River
Zambia and Zimbabwe shareBorderAlong Zambezi River
Zambia and Zimbabwe locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Cuando formsWetlandSystemWith Zambezi River
Kwando tributaryOf Zambezi River
Lunga River (Kafue tributary) partOf Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system
less developed than Victoria Falls river Zambezi River
subject surface form: Ngonye Falls
less developed than Victoria Falls locatedOn Zambezi River
subject surface form: Ngonye Falls
less developed than Victoria Falls watercourse Zambezi River
subject surface form: Ngonye Falls
Sioma, Zambia locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Litunga associatedRiver Zambezi River
Katima Mulilo locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Caprivi Strip traversedByRiver Zambezi River
Sofala Province hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
Zambezian region namedAfter Zambezi River
Zambezi Delta mouthOf Zambezi River
Bulozi Plain associatedRiver Zambezi River
Mongu locatedNear Zambezi River
Tete Province traversedBy Zambezi River
Songo locatedOn Zambezi River
Kariba Dam locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Lake Kariba locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Lake Kariba outflow Zambezi River
Kariba Dam wall locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
Kariba Dam wall crosses Zambezi River
Chavuma locatedNear Zambezi River
Chavuma locatedOn Zambezi River
Southern Province hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
southeastern Africa hasMajorRiver Zambezi River
subject surface form: Southeastern Africa
Boiling Pot locatedIn Zambezi River
Boiling Pot watercourse Zambezi River
Kabompo River tributaryOf Zambezi River
Kabompo River mouthLocatedAt Zambezi River
Kwando River dischargesInto Zambezi River
this entity surface form: Zambezi River system