Sabtu, 28 April 2012

Victoria Falls (widest waterfall in the world)


Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is a very impressive waterfall, this waterfall is located in the State Zimbabwa and Zambia as well as the boundary between the two countries, the waterfall is derived from the Zambezi river. Victoria Falls was first discovered by an explorer from Scotland named David Livingstone, he discovered the Victoria falls in 1855 while visiting this lake, Victoria's name comes from the name of a famous queen who is Queen Victoria, but in fact this waterfall has a real name the Mosi-ao-Tunya which has the meaning "thundering smoke, because the State is owned by two waterfalls are also two national parks in the protection of the National Park Mosi-oa-Tunya in the State of Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in the State of Zimbabwe. Victoria Waterfall is a spectacular waterfall and a favorite tourist attraction in South Africa, this waterfall has a height of 108 meters to 1708 meters wide reach of this size have a degree victoria waterfall as the widest waterfall in the world and become one of the world heritage site by UNESCO, this resort is very popular during the British colonial rule Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), visitors to these attractions, especially in parts of Zimbabwe had declined dramatically during the war between Zimbabwe and Rhodesia. Two National Park which protects the waterfall is quite small, the National Park Mosi-oa-Tunya's area 66 square kilometers while the Victorian National Parks fall has a more narrow area that is only 23 square kilometers. Most visitors visit these sights of Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) and maramba (Zambia), where tourist facilities are complete. Each city is accessible by road using the train, and could also be through the air. One of the relics of prehistoric times in this location was the discovery of Homo habilis stone artefacts of hominin, according to the researchers of this heritage shows that the likelihood of this place has been inhabited since the two million years ago with more advanced equipment in the middle of the stone age, there are two options the exact time when you want to visit this place is in February and March when the river was overflowing so that as many as 540 million cubic meters per minute waterfall and you will see a waterfall that mixes with rain water that is spectacular or in November, when water is at a low point, and you can see the Victoria falls like a curtain that divided into smaller channels, you are free to choose for the scene when the two are equally beautiful, unfortunately, now the beauty victoria fall from a little disturbed because of the many resort and hotel buildings there is even a dam that could threaten the park around the falls victoria if the dam is overflowing.

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