Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

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national park protected area

Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a Zambian national park that encompasses the Zambian side of Victoria Falls and protects its surrounding wildlife and riverine ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site 4
Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 66 square kilometres ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
conservationFocus protection of Victoria Falls landscape ⓘ
protection of riverine and woodland ecosystems ⓘ
contains Zimbabwe–Zambia border ⓘ
surface form: Zambian side of Victoria Falls
country Zambia ⓘ
established 1972 ⓘ
feature Knife-Edge Bridge ⓘ
surface form: Knife-Edge Bridge viewpoints

rainforest created by Victoria Falls spray ⓘ
viewpoints of Victoria Falls ⓘ
governedBy Department of National Parks and Wildlife (Zambia) ⓘ
hasActivity Victoria Falls viewing ⓘ
boat cruises on the Zambezi River ⓘ
game drives ⓘ
walking safaris ⓘ
hasEcosystemType grassland ⓘ
miombo woodland ⓘ
riverine woodland ⓘ
hasSeason dry season (approximately April to October) ⓘ
rainy season (approximately November to March) ⓘ
hasWildlife African elephant ⓘ
buffalo ⓘ
crocodile ⓘ
giraffe ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
impala ⓘ
warthog ⓘ
southern white rhinoceros ⓘ
surface form: white rhinoceros

zebra ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
locatedIn Livingstone ⓘ
surface form: Livingstone, Zambia

Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Zambezi River ⓘ
meaningOfName The Smoke that Thunders ⓘ
surface form: The Smoke That Thunders
namedAfter Victoria Falls ⓘ
surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya (local name for Victoria Falls)
nearestCity Livingstone ⓘ
oppositeProtectedArea Victoria Falls National Park ⓘ
partOf Victoria Falls National Park ⓘ
surface form: Victoria Falls area

Zambezi Basin ⓘ
surface form: Zambezi River basin
partOfBorderRegionWith Zimbabwe ⓘ
protects Victoria Falls National Park ⓘ
surface form: Victoria Falls rainforest

riverine ecosystems of the upper Zambezi ⓘ
wildlife habitats ⓘ
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Zambia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site

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Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site
Knife-Edge Bridge → locatedIn → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
Victoria Falls Bridge → locatedInProtectedArea → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site
Horseshoe Falls → partOf → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Horseshoe Falls (Victoria Falls)
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site
Rainbow Falls → partOf → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site
Horseshoe Falls → partOfLocalName → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Horseshoe Falls (Victoria Falls)
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders)
The Smoke that Thunders → protectedBy → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
Victoria Falls → protectedBy → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
Horseshoe Falls → viewedFrom → Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Horseshoe Falls (Victoria Falls)