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   Known Alternate Names:

    Mosi-oa-Tunya

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Visual Magnitude:

158

Absolute Magnitude:

202

BWR (Class):

8.53  (Class 9)

Scenic Rating:
(graded on a curve)

88 / 100

   Grandeur:

35 / 35

   Scenery:

21 / 35

   Volume:

10 / 10

   Height:

2 / 10

   Width:

10 / 10

English

Metric

Total Height:

350 feet

107 meters

Tallest Single Drop:

350 feet

107 meters

Number of Drops:

1

Waterfall Type:

Segmented Block

Average Width:

5,700 feet

1,737 meters

Average Volume:

38,430 cubic feet / sec.

1,088 cubic meters / sec.

Maximum Recorded Volume:

250,000 cubic feet / sec.

7,079 cubic meters / sec.

Watercourse:

Zambezi River

Seasonality:

Perennial

Seasons of Best Flow:

1

Continent:

Africa

Country:

Zimbabwe / Zambia

State / Province:

Matabeleland / Southern State

Locality:

Livingstone

Specific Location:

Victoria Falls National Park

Latitude / Longitude:

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Victoria Falls lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls is essentially a sheet of falling water about 350 feet high by about 5,700 feet wide. There are 4 major portions to the falls. From left to right these are: The Devil's Cataract, Main Falls, Rainbow Falls, and the Eastern Cataract. The native name of the falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya, which means "smoke that thunders".

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http://www.pbase.com/bocavermelha/the_mighty_zambezi_river
http://www.questconnect.org/africa_vic_falls_air.htm
http://www.questconnect.org/africa_vic_falls1.htm
http://www.pbase.com/image/18703718

2005-08-23 - Updated ratings

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