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Victoria Falls / Mosi-oa-Tunya

Victoria Falls interrupts the Zambezi between Zambia and Zimbabwe, near Livingstone and Victoria Falls town.

Fast Facts

  • Mosi-oa-Tunya means “the smoke that thunders”.
  • It lies upstream of Lake Kariba.
  • The falls occupy a basalt landscape with downstream gorges.
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