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Victoria
Falls are very spectacular
from any point of view, land or air. Although the Falls constitute neither
the highest
nor
the widest
waterfall in the world, the claim is that it's the largest
is based on a width of 1.7 kilometres (1 mi) and height of 108 meters (360
ft),
forming the largest sheet of falling water in the world.
The unusual form of Victoria Falls enables virtually the whole width of
the falls to be viewed face-on, as well as from the top just one metre
(3 ft) from the waters edge, as the whole Zambezi
River drops into a deep,
narrow chasm, connected to a long curving gorge.
Many of Africa's animals and birds can be seen in the immediate vicinity
of Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls are one of Africa's major tourist attractions, and are a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. The falls are shared between
Zambia and Zimbabwe, and each country has a national park to protect them
and a town serving as a tourism centre: Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park and
Livingstone in Zambia, and Victoria Falls National Park and the town of
Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe
This photo gallery features a walk
(photos 0-10) across the famous bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe
(built in 1905 by Cecil
Rhodes' company in its failed quest to build
a railroad
from Capetown to Cairo).
Currently
the rail connection between the two countries is closed. Instead long
lines of cargo trucks wait for hours to clear customs.
Along the downstream edge of the Falls (photos 11-20) the
uprising spray saturates a viewer.
A short distance away is the 5-star Royal
Livingstone Resort (photos 25-48) where zebras graze on the manicured
lawns
and
monkeys steal diners' food from the tables--and where, at four PM, high
tea is served in the elegant lounge. (photos
37-41)
Read the story about gay
Zambia
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