Victoria Falls, one of the world's most immense waterfalls known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya ('The Smoke That Thunders'), spans the border between Zambia and which country?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Zimbabwe
- Step 1: Victoria Falls is formed by the Zambezi River plunging vertically into a transverse chasm 108 meters deep across a width of 1,708 meters.
- Step 2: Described to Europe by David Livingstone in 1855, the falls were inscribed jointly by UNESCO in 1989 under the names Mosi-oa-Tunya and Victoria Falls.
Answer
Zimbabwe
Why not the others: 'Mozambique' Mozambique lies downstream along the Indian Ocean coast; 'Botswana' Botswana borders the Zambezi region near the Kazungula quadripoint, but does not encompass Victoria Falls; 'Namibia' Namibia terminates at the tip of the Caprivi Strip upstream from Victoria Falls.
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