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The bridge under construction in 1905. Victoria Falls Bridge from the Knife Edge Bridge trail near the falls on the Zambia side. Constructed from steel, the bridge is 198 metres (650 ft) [1] long, with a main arch spanning 156.50 metres (513.5 ft), [3] at a height of 128 metres (420 ft) [3] above the lower water mark of the river in the gorge ...
Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it is inhabited by several species of plants and animals.
The Falls Creek Alpine Resort is an alpine ski resort in the Hume region in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Alpine National Park in the Victorian Alps , approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles) by road from Melbourne , with the nearest town being Mount Beauty , which is approximately 30 km (20 mi) away.
2108 [ 3] Victoria Falls National Park marker. Victoria Falls National Park in north-western Zimbabwe protects the south and east bank of the Zambezi River in the area of the world-famous Victoria Falls. It extends along the Zambezi river from the larger Zambezi National Park about 6 km above the falls to about 12 km below the falls.
The Victoria Falls Conference took place on 26 August 1975 aboard a South African Railways train halfway across the Victoria Falls Bridge on the border between the unrecognised state of Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) and Zambia. It was the culmination of the "détente" policy introduced and championed by B. J. Vorster, the Prime Minister of South ...
The boundaries of Wells Gray Park encompass 60 percent of the drainage basin of the Clearwater River, and most water that originates in the park flows into this river.The northern two-thirds of the park is extremely rugged with relief ranging from Clearwater Lake at an elevation of 680 m (2,231 ft) to 2,946 m (9,665 ft) at Mount Lyons on the northern park boundary, 4.9 km (3.0 mi) west of ...
Australian Alps Walking Track. Coordinates: 36°30′19.23″S 148°18′13.42″E. A sign marking the trail on the Bogong High Plains. Map of the Australian Alps Walking Track. The Australian Alps Walking Track is a long-distance walking trail through the alpine areas of Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. It is 655 km long, starting at ...
35,199. Time zone. UTC+2 (CAT) Climate. BSh. Victoria Falls, popularly known as Vic Falls, is a resort town and city in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of Victoria Falls themselves. According to the 2022 Population Census, the town had a population of 35,199.