Zambezi

Victoria Falls source

The Zambezi is a major river in southern Africa, flowing roughly 2,700 kilometers from Zambia through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean.

Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls, marks where the Zambezi plunges along the Zambia-Zimbabwe border.

We rafted the Zambezi below the falls.

countries

Zambia

Southern African republic

Botswana · Namibia · Lusaka · Harare

wildlife

hippopotamus

Large semi-aquatic African mammal

fish eagle · tilapia · bream · waterbuck · impala · kudu · lion · leopard · kingfisher · bee-eater

rafting

whitewater

Turbulent, aerated river flow

inflatable raft · adrenaline · splash · guide · portage · eddy · chute · kayak · flip · put-in

geography

Victoria Falls

Massive African waterfall

exploration

Livingstone

Victorian-era African explorer

uncharted · colonial era · journals · navigation

hydropower

reservoir

Large water storage basin

megawatts · power grid · spillway · generation · renewable energy · transmission · dam wall

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african river systems

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Major Central African waterway

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global river comparison

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