Victoria Falls
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English: The Victoria Falls are waterfalls on the Zambezi River which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls are also known as Mosi oa Tunya.
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Victoria Falls from the air
The main falls
The chasm from the western end
Through the trees from the Zambezi Sun Hotel entrance
Victoria Falls Bridge spanning the Second Gorge
Victoria Falls Bridge entrance
Incredibly, it is possible to swim in natural pools at the top of the falls, on the Zambian side
Knife edge bridge near Victoria Falls
Lunar Double Rainbow, 2002
Baines' illustrations 1865 (and comparisons)
In 1865 the traveller and artist Thomas Baines published illustrations of the falls. In human history a great deal has changed around the falls, but the falls themselves seem the same as ever.
"The falls by sunrise, with the spray cloud rising 1200 feet"
Spray cloud from the air in 1972
"The falls from the western end of the chasm (from the Leaping Water and Three Rill Cliff to Garden Island.)"
Same viewpoint in 2006, with rainbow
"Great western (or main) fall, from Three Rill Cliff to Garden Island."
2006, from the Zimbabwean side
"The falls from the eastern end of the chasm to Garden Island."
2001, from the Zambian side
"Herd of buffaloes driven to the edge of the chasm, opposite Garden Island"- In 2003, the buffaloes were protected: this area is now Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia
