Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Date of Inscription: 1989
Criteria: (vii)(viii) Property : 8780.0000 ha Livingstone District of Southern Province of the Republic of Zambia and Hwange District of Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe S17 55 28.308 E25 51 19.404 Ref: 509 |
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Brief Description
These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away.
Notes
- Property inscribed for both geological and ecological values under natural criterion N (ii) before 1994. Criterion N (i) [Operational Guidelines 2002] was added. For more details see Decision 30.COM 8D.1.
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