The main falls lie within Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park on the Zambian side and Victoria Falls National Park on the Zimbabwean side. Here are some interesting facts about Victoria Falls: 1-Largest waterfall in the world:While not the tallest or widest waterfall, Victoria Falls is the largest b...
The Falls then re-established at about the area of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge upriver and resumed carving its way through solid rock to its present location. Straddling the Canadian-United States International Border and both in the Province of Ontario and the State of New York, Niagara Falls ...
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The name Victoria Falls was given to the waterfalls by the most prominent European explorer who came to Zambia in the 19th century. This was Sir David Livingstone. In 1855, he was the first European who saw the huge waterfalls on the Zambezi River. Livingstone named these waterfalls after the...
Extending southeastward from Mount Tai Mo, the Kowloon Peak attains an elevation of 1,975 feet (602 meters), but there is an abrupt drop to about 650 feet (198 meters) at Devil’s Peak. Victoria (Hong Kong) Harbor is well protected by mountains on Hong Kong Island that include Victoria...
Lake Victoria, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya. Its area is 26,828 square miles (69,484 square km). Among the freshwater lakes of the world, it is exceeded in size only by
Fisherman at Lake Victoria in Kenya9. Driest Place: The Sahara in northern Africa is the largest hot desert in the world. The climate is extremely dry (arid) in this region. Read more about the world's deserts here.Camels trek through the Sahara desert10. There are sixteen landlocked ...
Interesting Facts about Angel Falls Angel Falls is in fact the highest waterfall in the World. In Spanish, it’s name is Salto Angel and it falls from a height of 3230 feet with an uninterrupted drop of an incredible 2647 feet. During the rainy season, Angel Falls creates its own weather...
Africa is home to 55 countries, an ancient and complex history, modern cities, some 3,000 languages and over a billion people. From Algeria to Zimbabwe, here’s a snapshot of each country on a continent you need to know more about.