Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls) Gallery

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, the "smoke that thunders", the falls are situated on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, and are approximately 1.6 kilometres wide and 128 metres high

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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800s as Mosi oa Tunya The Smoke that Thunders. In more modern terms Victoria Falls is known as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Victoria Falls

Black and white lantern Slide of Victoria Falls - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 18 Victoria Falls - The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (Tokaleya Tonga: the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1890s

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