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Victoria Falls
Listed under Waterfalls in Livingstone, Zimbabwe. Rated 4th of all Waterfalls in the world.
Thanks to Stanley and Livingstone, the most famous waterfall in the world, on the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. Four main sections: The Devil's Cataract, Main Falls, Rainbow Falls, and the Eastern Cataract. Locally named Mosi-oa-Tunya - "smoke that thunders".
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“Letting off steam on the Royal Livingstone Express”
BY: Kieron Humphrey for The Telegraph First Published: 24 Mar 2009 The Victoria Falls, a vintage train and fine game viewing – the Royal Livingstone Express has it all. For the passengers, riding the Royal is an unashamed exercise in luxury travel –… Read more...
Written by press. Continue reading on telegraph.co.uk
“Excerpt from 'Livingstone Discovers Victoria Falls, 1855'”
"After twenty minutes' sail from Kalai we came in sight, for the first time, of the columns of vapor appropriately called 'smoke,' rising at a distance of five or six miles, exactly as when large tracts of grass are burned in Africa. Five columns n… Read more...
Written by press. Full Article on EyeWitness to History.com
“Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls”
'These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away.' Copyright… Read more...
Written by press. UNESCO
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