Victoria Falls

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Victoria Falls is one of the world’s largest and most famous waterfalls, spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe and renowned for its dramatic curtain of falling water and mist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
tourist attraction
waterfall
country Zambia
Zimbabwe
discoveredByEuropeansBy David Livingstone
hasAverageFlowRate approximately 1088 cubic metres per second
hasClimate subtropical
hasFeature continuous curtain of falling water
deep narrow gorge
rainbow formation in spray
rising mist visible from many kilometres away
hasGeologicalSetting Zambezi Valley
surface form: Zambezi River basalt plateau
hasHeight approximately 108 metres
hasLowestFlowMonths October to November
hasMaximumWidth approximately 1708 metres
hasNumberOfMainSections five
hasPeakFlowMonths February to May
hasType curtain waterfall
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince 1989
hasViewpoints Knife-Edge Bridge
Victoria Falls Bridge
isOneOf largest waterfalls in the world by combined width and height
knownAs Victoria Falls
surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya
localLanguageOfName Lozi
locatedIn Southern Africa
locatedOnBorderBetween Zambia
Zimbabwe
locatedOnRiver Zambezi River
majorTourismActivity bungee jumping
helicopter flights
sightseeing
white-water rafting
wildlife viewing
meaningOfLocalName The Smoke that Thunders
namedAfter Queen Victoria
namedBy David Livingstone
nearCity Livingstone
Victoria Falls self-linksurface differs
surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
partOf Zambezi River
surface form: Zambezi River system
protectedBy Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Mana Pools National Park
surface form: Victoria Falls National Park
section Devil's Cataract
Victoria Falls self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eastern Cataract

Horseshoe Falls
Main Falls
Rainbow Falls
touristArrivalsPerYearApprox over one million
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 509
yearOfFirstRecordedEuropeanSighting 1855

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World Heritage Sites in Africa hasComponentSite Victoria Falls
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls town locatedNear Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Victoria Falls (town)
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls (waterfall)
Victoria Falls town namedAfter Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Victoria Falls (town)
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls (waterfall)
Victoria Falls town tourismAttraction Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Victoria Falls (town)
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls (waterfall)
Lupane hasRoadConnection Victoria Falls
Hwange town hasNearbyAttraction Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Hwange
Hwange town hasNearbyTown Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Hwange
Victoria Falls National Park protects Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls National Park nearestCity Victoria Falls
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Zambezi National Park near Victoria Falls
Zambezi National Park nearestCity Victoria Falls
“The Smoke that Thunders” is an English rendering of the local name “Mosi-oa-Tunya” refersTo Victoria Falls
subject surface form: The Smoke that Thunders
“Mosi-oa-Tunya” in the Lozi language alsoKnownAs Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya
“Mosi-oa-Tunya” in the Lozi language hasViewFromTown Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Batoka Gorge locatedDownstreamOf Victoria Falls
Batoka Gorge near Victoria Falls
Batoka Gorge closestMajorWaterfall Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe–Zambia border passesNearCity Victoria Falls
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Livingstone Museum nearbyAttraction Victoria Falls
Railway Museum locatedNear Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Railway Museum (Livingstone)
Jewish Museum of Zambia near Victoria Falls
Air Zimbabwe hasFocusCity Victoria Falls
Air Zimbabwe hasDestination Victoria Falls
George Andrew Hobson workLocation Victoria Falls
Zambia and Zimbabwe shareNaturalWonder Victoria Falls
Zambia and Zimbabwe shareWorldHeritageSite Victoria Falls
this entity surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
less developed than Victoria Falls comparedTo Victoria Falls
subject surface form: Ngonye Falls
Boiling Pot partOf Victoria Falls
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls gorge
Boiling Pot locatedBelow Victoria Falls
Boiling Pot upstreamFeature Victoria Falls
Knife-Edge viewpoint near Victoria Falls
Knife-Edge viewpoint offersViewOf Victoria Falls