Victoria Falls

Summary

Victoria Falls is a waterfall^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,837 views/month, #3 of 1,114).^[2]

Key Facts

• Victoria Falls is located in Southern Province^[3].
• Victoria Falls is located in Matabeleland North Province^[4].
• Victoria Falls is in the country of Zambia^[5].
• Victoria Falls is in the country of Zimbabwe^[6].
• Victoria Falls is on the body of water Zambezi River^[7].
• Victoria Falls is on the continent of Africa^[8].
• Victoria Falls's instance of is recorded as waterfall^[9].
• Victoria Falls's instance of is recorded as horseshoe waterfall^[10].
• Victoria is named after Victoria Falls^[11].
• Victoria Falls took place at Livingstone^[12].
• The location of Victoria Falls was Victoria Falls^[13].
• Victoria Falls is part of Zambezi River^[14].
• Victoria Falls's Commons category is recorded as Victoria Falls^[15].
• Victoria Falls comprises Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park^[16].
• Victoria Falls comprises Victoria Falls National Park^[17].
• Victoria Falls's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17.924777777778, 'lon': 25.858055555556}^[18].
• Victoria Falls's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Victoria Falls^[19].
• Victoria Falls's Commons gallery is recorded as Victoria Falls^[20].
• Victoria Falls's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Victoria Falls's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Victoria Falls's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Victoria Falls's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[24].
• Victoria Falls's heritage designation is recorded as IUGS Geological Heritage Site^[25].
• Victoria Falls's has characteristic is recorded as transboundary site^[26].
• Victoria Falls's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Victoria Falls'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Zambia^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Zambia^[29], founded in 1964^[30] and Zimbabwe^[6], a republic^[31], in Zimbabwe^[32], founded in 1980^[33]. Located in include Southern Province^[3], a province of Zambia^[34], in Zambia^[35] and Matabeleland North Province^[4], a province of Zimbabwe^[36], in Zimbabwe^[37], founded in 1974^[38]. Victoria Falls is on the body of water Zambezi River^[7]. It is on the continent of Africa^[8]. It is part of Zambezi River^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Victoria Falls covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+6860'}^[39]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+892'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include waterfall^[9] and horseshoe waterfall^[10]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[24] and IUGS Geological Heritage Site^[25].

History and Context

Victoria is named after Victoria Falls^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Victoria Falls include Victoria Falls National Park^[41], a national park^[42], in Zimbabwe^[43], founded in 1950^[44] and Victoria Falls Bridge^[45], a deck arch bridge^[46], in Zambia^[47], founded in 1905^[48].

Why It Matters

Victoria Falls ranks in the top 0.27% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,837 views/month, #3 of 1,114).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Victoria Falls National Park^[41], a national park^[42], in Zimbabwe^[43], founded in 1950^[44] and Victoria Falls Bridge^[45], a deck arch bridge^[46], in Zambia^[47], founded in 1905^[48].