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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

Zambia
Zimbabwe
Date of Inscription: 1989
Criteria: (vii)(viii)
Core zone: 8780 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

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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