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Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya [Tokaleya Tonga: The Smoke that Thunders] is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European to see the Victoria Falls 16 November 1855, what is now known as Livingstone Iceland, one of the two land masses in the middle to see the river just before the falls on the Zambian side. Livingstone named his discovery in honor of Queen Victoria, but the indigenous name, Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders" continued in use as well. The nearby National Park in Zambia, for example, is called Mosi-oa-Tunya, while the National Park and the town on the Zimbabwean side of the name Victoria Falls are both. The World Heritage List recognizes both names officially.
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While it is neither the highest nor the highest waterfall in the world, he will be the most important place, depending on the width of 1,708 meters (5,604 feet) and a height of 108 meters (354 ft), this resulting in the larger world sheet waterfall. Victoria Falls is roughly twice as high as Niagara Falls in North America and more than twice as wide as the Horseshoe Falls. In height and width Victoria Falls is rivaled only by Argentina and Iguazu Falls in Brazil. 10 More Pictures After the Break..
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