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Victoria Falls (main image) is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, on the Zambezi River. It was described by the Kololo tribe, who lived in the area in the 1800s, as “Mosi-oa-Tunya”, which means “The Smoke that Thunders”. It is the world’s largest waterfall and is 1.7km wide and varies from 70m to 108m high. Victoria Falls is neither the widest nor the highest waterfall in the world – however, with all dimensions taken into account, including its large flow rate, it is considered to be the biggest sheet of falling water in the world.

At the end of the rainy season in April, when the waterfall is at its highest flow, it is estimated that 500 million litres of water flow over it every minute. To put this into perspective, that’s the equivalent of 200 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The average flow of the falls is 935 cubic metres per second.

Victoria Falls is the main tourist attraction for both countries, and visitors can enjoy sightseeing, bungee jumping, white-water rafting, boat cruises, game viewing and the spectacular, worldfamous helicopter flight over the Victoria Falls – known as the “Flight of Angels”.

Victoria Falls is made up of five different waterfalls. Four of these are in Zimbabwe and one is in Zambia. Those located in Zimbabwe are known as Devil’s Cataract (70m), Main Falls (93m), Rainbow Falls (108m) and Horseshoe Falls (95m). Eastern Cataract (101m) is in Zambia. If you are brave enough, it is possible for visitors, accompanied by a guide, to swim in Devil’s Pool – a natural pool of water that is situated on the edge of Victoria Falls on the Zambian side.

In 1989, Victoria Falls and its adjoining national parks – Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe, and Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia – were made a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) World Heritage site.