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| name = Victoria Falls | |||
| alt_name = Mosi-oa-Tunya | |||
| photo = Victoriafälle.jpg | |||
| photo_caption = Victoria Falls | |||
| location = [[Livingstone, Zambia]]<br/>[[Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe]] | |||
| coords = {{coord|17|55|28|S|25|51|24|E |type:waterbody_scale:60000 |display=inline,title}} | |||
| watercourse = [[Zambezi River]] | |||
| embedded = {{designation list | embed=yes | |||
| designation1 = WHS | |||
| designation1_offname = Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | |||
| designation1_date = 1989 <small>(13th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small> | |||
| designation1_type = Natural | |||
| designation1_criteria = vii, viii | |||
| designation1_number = [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/509 509] | |||
| designation1_free1name = State Party | |||
| designation1_free1value = [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | |||
| designation1_free2name = Region | |||
| designation1_free2value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Africa|Africa]] | |||
}} | |||
| type = Waterfall | |||
| height = {{convert|355|ft|abbr=on}} (at center) | |||
| height_longest = | |||
| number_drops = 1 | |||
| average_flow = 1088 m<sup>3</sup>/s (38,430 cu ft/s) | |||
| world_rank = | |||
}} | |||
'''Victoria Falls''', or '''Mosi-oa-Tunya'''Tonga: ''the Smoke that Thunders''), is a waterfall in southern Africa on the [[Zambezi River]] at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. | |||
Revision as of 13:54, 23 June 2016
| Victoria Falls | |
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| Mosi-oa-Tunya | |
 Victoria Falls | |
| Location | Livingstone, Zambia Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
| Coordinates | 17°55′28″S 25°51′24″E / 17.92444°S 25.85667°ECoordinates: 17°55′28″S 25°51′24″E / 17.92444°S 25.85667°E |
| Type | Waterfall |
| Total height | 355 ft (108 m) (at center) |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Watercourse | Zambezi River |
| Average flow rate | 1088 m3/s (38,430 cu ft/s) |
| Official name | Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii |
| Designated | 1989 (13th session) |
| Reference no. | 509 |
| State Party | Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Region | Africa |
Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-TunyaTonga: the Smoke that Thunders), is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
