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I Shouldn't Be Alive is a documentary television series made by Darlow Smithson Productions, a UK-based production company, that featured accounts of individuals or groups caught in life-threatening scenarios away from civilization in natural environments. The show aired on multiple networks in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the ...
The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers 1,390,000 km 2 (540,000 sq mi), [ 1 ][ 2 ] slightly less than half of the Nile 's.
Barotse Floodplain. NASA satellite photograph showing the Barotse Floodplain as the bright green to dark blue central region. 1 The Zambezi flowing north to south through the middle of the floodplain; 2 confluence of (left to right) the Lungwebungu, Southern Kashiji, Zambezi and Kabompo Rivers, marking the start of the floodplain; 3 end of the ...
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 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 ...
The Nyami Nyami, otherwise known as the Zambezi River God or Zambezi Snake Spirit, is one of the most important gods of the people living along the Zambezi River. The Nyami Nyami is believed to protect the people and give them sustenance in difficult times. The River God is usually portrayed as male. Variously described as having the body of a ...
Lower Zambezi National Park. The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in southeastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park, the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This meant that the park was protected from mass tourism and now remains one of the few untouched ...
Kafue river from the Kafue bridge. The 1,576 kilometres (979 mi) long Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia. [1] Its water is used for irrigation and for generating hydroelectric power. [2] It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi, [3] and of Zambia 's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban.