Length2.6 million m
214,500T-Rex body lengths
27.1 millionChess kings
240,561Garbage truck lengths
Fourth-longest river in Africa
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Zambezi River
Africa's fourth-longest river, home to Victoria Falls/Rivers
The Zambezi flows 2,574 km from northwestern Zambia through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. It is best known for Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya, 'The Smoke That Thunders'), where the river plunges 108 m over a 1,708 m wide basalt lip, creating the world's largest sheet of falling water. The Zambezi basin covers 1.39 million square kilometers and supports about 40 million people. Two major dams, Kariba and Cahora Bassa, generate hydroelectric power for the region.
Measurements
Drainage basin1.4 trillion m2
3.2 billionBasketball courts
869 billionTwin beds
2Texases
1.39 million square kilometers
Average discharge3,400 m3
3.4 billionThimbles
22.6 billionthsLake Tahoes
81.1 billionthsGrand Canyons
Per second at the mouth
Victoria Falls height108 m
3.2 thousandthsEnglish Channel crossings
720Bird nest diameters
491 billionSilicon atoms
Maximum drop
Victoria Falls width1,708 m
569Diving boards
393 quintillionthsCarina Nebula widths
42.6 quadrillionthsProxima Centauri trips
Widest curtain of falling water
Source elevation1,500 m
455Hammock lengths
2.1 millionPencil lead widths
Northwestern Zambia