Victoria Falls (Scenery) Satellite maps
Victoria Falls is the world's largest waterfall one at a border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Zambezi River, the upper reaches of the Zambezi River slowly flows through the wide-shallow valley, from the Falls 40 - 65 Qian Michu, people Can see that ascend to 300 metres altitude as the mist like clouds in the distance seen before the waterfall, will hear the roar of the water.Said the local waterfall as "Mo Xiao Tunya", which means "thunder of smoke."The formation of Victoria Falls, is due to a deep fault-rock type is the Zambezi River.Valley fault from 1.5 billion years ago caused by the crustal movement.Victoria Falls broad at its widest point of 1,690 meters.Drop the river opposite the cliff is a cliff, only 75 meters away from the two.Between the two cliff is a narrow gorge, where the water formed a "boiling pot" of the huge vortex, and then along the 72 km-long canyon to flow.Victoria Falls in fact divided into five paragraphs, they are East Falls, Rainbow Falls (where the deepest valley), the devil waterfalls, crescent of the Horseshoe Falls and the main waterfall (high 60 --- 100 meters).1855, the explorer and missionary David, Sidun become the first Europeans arrived in Victoria Falls, he is by canoe close to the waterfall.
Victoria Falls geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/10/22 9:56:00)
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