The Smoke that Thunders

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natural wonder tourist attraction waterfall

The Smoke that Thunders is the traditional local name for Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls on the Zambezi River in southern Africa.

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Surface form	Occurrences
The Smoke That Thunders	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural wonder ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ waterfall ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Victoria Falls ⓘ surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls ⓘ
averageFlowRate	varies seasonally ⓘ
climateInfluence	creates rainforest-like microclimate on adjacent cliffs ⓘ
fallsInto	Batoka Gorge ⓘ
firstEuropeanRecordedBy	David Livingstone ⓘ
firstEuropeanVisitYear	1855 ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
hasFeature	Devil’s Pool ⓘ Victoria Falls Bridge nearby ⓘ spray that creates frequent rainbows ⓘ
hasNumberOfMainSections	five ⓘ
knownFor	large continuous sheet of falling water ⓘ spray visible from many kilometres away ⓘ thundering sound of falling water ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa
locatedOnRiver	Zambezi River ⓘ
lowFlowSeason	around October to November ⓘ
mainSection	Devil's Cataract ⓘ surface form: Devil’s Cataract Devil's Cataract ⓘ surface form: Eastern Cataract Horseshoe Falls ⓘ Main Falls ⓘ Rainbow Falls ⓘ
majorTourismActivity	bungee jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge ⓘ helicopter and microlight flights ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ white-water rafting on the Zambezi River ⓘ
maximumHeight	approximately 108 metres ⓘ
maximumWidth	approximately 1,708 metres ⓘ
nameMeaning	“The Smoke that Thunders” is an English rendering of the local name “Mosi-oa-Tunya” ⓘ
nearCity	Livingstone ⓘ Victoria Falls ⓘ surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
partOf	Zambezi River ⓘ surface form: Zambezi River system
peakFlowSeason	around March to May ⓘ
protectedBy	Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ Victoria Falls National Park ⓘ
rankedAmong	largest waterfalls in the world by combined width and height ⓘ
regionLanguageName	“Mosi-oa-Tunya” in the Lozi language ⓘ
tourismImportance	major source of tourism revenue for Zambia ⓘ major source of tourism revenue for Zimbabwe ⓘ
typeOfWaterfall	curtain waterfall ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	true ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName	Victoria Falls ⓘ surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1989 ⓘ
viewedFrom	Zambian side viewpoints ⓘ Zimbabwean side viewpoints ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria Falls → meaningOfLocalName → The Smoke that Thunders ⓘ

Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park → meaningOfName → The Smoke that Thunders ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Smoke That Thunders