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Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2] that is home to one-half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya—"The Smoke that Thunders", known worldwide as Victoria Falls—on the Zambezi River. The river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe , so the falls are shared by the two countries, and the park is twin to the Victoria Falls ...
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls: Southern Province. Natural (vii) (viii) 1989 These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world.
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls National Park) — the small park for Victoria Falls on the edge of the city of Livingstone (where accommodation is available), includes a small 'safari park' Mweru Wantipa National Park — no facilities, neglected, little wildlife but has potential for redevelopment
Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it is inhabited by several species of plants and animals.
Old Drift, Livingstone — the first colonial settlement dating from the 1890s, next to a good river crossing point; its cemetery is in the game park section of the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. Old Government House, Livingstone — the main government office and governor's residence 1907-1935 when Livingstone was the capital of North-Western ...
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls* Matabeleland North: 1989 509; vii, viii (natural) Along the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the Zambezi river creates a massive waterfall, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft) and a maximum height of 108 m (354 ft). The river then continues through a series of narrow gorges, cut into basalt rock. The falling ...
The Zambian side of the falls is within Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park; the rest of the falls are part of neighboring Zimbabwe. [148] Livingstone, which lies close to Victoria Falls, has become an important tourist centre. [149] Other popular national parks include North Luangwa, South Luangwa, Kafue, and Liuwa Plain. [150]
Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is the second-largest nature and landscape conservation area in the world, spanning the international borders of five countries in Southern Africa.