Victoria Falls

The largest curtain of falling water on Earth/Landforms

Victoria Falls sits on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, where the Zambezi River plunges over a basalt cliff into a narrow gorge below. Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya ("The Smoke That Thunders"), the spray can rise 400 meters into the air and be seen from 50 kilometers away. It is neither the tallest nor widest waterfall, but it forms the largest single sheet of falling water, at 1,708 meters wide and 108 meters tall.