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The recent geological history of Victoria Falls can be seen in the overall form of the Batoka Gorge, with its six individual gorges and eight past positions of the falls. The east–west oriented gorges imply structural control with alignment along joints of shatter zones, or faults with 50 metres (160 ft) of vertical displacement as is the ...
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 National Park on the Zimbabwean side. [3] ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ comes from the Kololo or Lozi language, and the name is now used throughout Zambia and in parts of Zimbabwe. [3]
Victoria Falls, popularly known as Vic Falls, is a resort town and city in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of Victoria Falls themselves. According to the 2022 Population Census, the town had a population of 35,199.
Victoria Falls National Park in north-western Zimbabwe protects the south and east bank of the Zambezi River in the area of the world-famous Victoria Falls. It extends along the Zambezi river from the larger Zambezi National Park about 6 km above the falls to about 12 km below the falls.
Its other falls include the Chavuma Falls [8] at the border between Zambia and Angola and Ngonye Falls near Sioma in western Zambia. [ 9 ] The two main sources of hydroelectric power on the river are the Kariba Dam , which provides power to Zambia and Zimbabwe, and the Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique, which provides power to Mozambique and South ...
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe This page was last edited on 17 February 2018, at 06:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
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Devil's Pool is a natural pool at the confluence of three streams near Babinda, Queensland, Australia.. Devil's Pool or Devil's pool may also refer to: . Devil's Pool (Victoria Falls), a natural pool at the edge of Victoria Falls, Africa that is occasionally safe for swimming