Victoria Falls
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Summary
Victoria Falls is a waterfall[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,879 views/month, #3 of 1,114).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Southern Province[3], Matabeleland North Province[4]
- Country: Zambia[5], Zimbabwe[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Zambezi River[7]
- Continent: Africa[8]
- Instance of: horseshoe waterfall[9]
- Named after: Victoria[10]
- Location: Livingstone[11], Victoria Falls[12]
- Part of: Zambezi River[13], Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls[14]
- Commons category: Victoria Falls[15]
- Has part(s): Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park[16], Victoria Falls National Park[17]
- Coordinate location: -17.924777777778, 25.858055555556[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Victoria Falls[19]
- Commons gallery: Victoria Falls[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[24], IUGS Geological Heritage Site[25]
- Has characteristic: transboundary site[26]
- Native label: Victoria Falls[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 892[28]
- Height: 108[29]
- Width: 1707[30]
- Discharge: 1088[31]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[32], (viii)[33]
- Located in protected area: Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park[34]
- Drainage basin: Zambezi Basin[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Victoria Falls include Victoria Falls Bridge[36], a deck arch bridge[37], in Zambia[38], founded in 1905[39] and Victoria Falls National Park[40], a national park[41], in Zimbabwe[42], founded in 1950[43].
Why It Matters
Victoria Falls has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Victoria Falls Bridge[36], a deck arch bridge[37], in Zambia[38], founded in 1905[39] and Victoria Falls National Park[40], a national park[41], in Zimbabwe[42], founded in 1950[43].