This waterfall on the Zambezi River is called "Mosi oa Tunya", or Smoke that Thunders, by local natives
525870
Victoria Falls - Wikipedia  Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the ... The depth of the chasm, called the First Gorge, varies from 80 metres (260 ft) at its .... All these names mean essentially "the smoke that thunders". ... river. The falls were well known to local tribes, and Voortrekker hunters may have...
525871
The Victoria Falls - the Smoke that Thunders - Mosi-oa-Tunya (Photo ...  Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe .... Mosi oa Tunya (or the Smoke that Thunders), the local name for Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe, Zambia) ..... Thunders (Mosi-oa-Tunya) to the natives is one of the most scenic waterfalls in Africa. ... Falls are called by the locals Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning Cloud that Thunders.
525872
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders  Intelligent Travel  Jul 30, 2013 ... With the Mosi-oa-Tunya and Zambezi national parks lining the ... Getting to know the local people and their way of life is a vital part of visiting Victoria Falls. ... River or flying over the falls in a helicopter, the smoke that thunders...
525873
Victoria Falls - Zambia Tourism  The Victoria Falls ictoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and ... on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. ... in the area in the 1800's as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya'  'The Smoke that Thunders'. ... He landed on the biggest island on the lip of the falls, now called Livingstone...
525874
Facts on Victoria Falls plus information and history...  Victoria Falls also known as "Mosi oa-Tunya" ("the smoke that thunders") is ... himself the Smoke That Thunders which the local tribesmen called Mosi-oa-tunya. ... The Zambezi River is over 1650 miles long and is Africa's fourth largest river...
59871
Zambezi River - New World Encyclopedia  Nineteen miles (30 kilometers) below the confluence of the Lungwebungu the ... The Zambezi River's most spectacular feature is Victoria Falls, which divide the upper ... cutting through perpendicular walls of basalt 65 to 200 feet (20 to 60 meters) apart ... The Kabompo rises in the high land that forms the eastern watershed...
573758
Timbuktu - Wikipedia  Timbuktu also spelled as Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo is a historical and still-inhabited ... Hence, Timbuktu would mean "place covered by small dunes". ... flood water takes time to pass down the river system and through the Inner Niger Delta. ..... Although French is Mali's official language, today the large majority of...
485115
Rivers - Institute Water for Africa  Examples are the Nile, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, Niger River, ... into the (South-) Atlantic Ocean, or Zambezi River which flows into the Indian Ocean. ... longest river in Africa and the most abounding in water is the Congo River.
16186
Victoria Falls - Wikipedia  Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the ... Livingstone named his discovery in honour of Queen Victoria of Britain, but the indigenous Tonga name, Mosi-oa-Tunya"The Smoke That...
402032
occultpracticespalomayombe  In santeria religion there exists a dark side called Palo mayombe. ... These spirits range from elemental nature spirits that inhabit trees, water, etc., to Nikisi, ... spirits who are roughly equivalent to the Orishas of Santeria or the Loas of Vodou;...
424953
One of the Natural Wonders of the World - the Victoria Falls  Its source, in a lonely grove of trees on the watershed between Zambia and the ... Lwambayi ('great river') and each flood season they move to the higher-lying verges. ... From this island, Kazeruka (or Livingstone Island), he peered down into the ... divided into the Devil's Cataract (27 m. wide and 60 m. high); the Main Falls,...
131207
Big Talk One Fire Festival- Lockhart 'Kawadji Wimpa' - Indigenous ...  Description The Lockhart River 'Kawadji Wimpa' Dancers performing live at the UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival on 1 August, 2015 at...
33960
To vanish from sight # Quiz # Question - YouTube  Jun 29, 2016 ... In Swahili, this familiar sight in the Sahara is a ngamia # Quiz # Question. 0:29 ... The work of Kim Philby & Harriet, or to catch sight of suddenly...
278484
Victoria Falls - Gondwana Safari Tour Operators  It's location means that it can easily be added on to holiday in any of these 3 countries. ... He heard about the Falls in 1851 and discovered them four years later, on 16th November 1855 and he ... though they are called the Mosi-oa-Tunya - "The smoke that thunders". The name comes from the mist that rises up from the falls.
327269
Iguacu Falls | waterfall, Argentina-Brazil | Britannica.com  Aug 24, 2015 ... The name of the falls, like that of the river, is derived from a Guaran ... Iguau Falls, an ocean plunging into an abyss on the border between Argentina  ... get their name from a Guarani Indian word meaning "great water.
60731
Victoria Falls (Zambia & Zimbabwe, Africa) [also called Mosi-oa-Tunya]  Victoria Falls is possibly the largest singular waterfall in the world. ... from it at the Livingstone Memorial Bridge, which spanned the river between the ... by islands above the brink of the falls (namely Cataract Island and Livingstone Island). ... Sweep of just the main falls from the Zimbabwe side ending towards the misty mess...
140413
Livingstone, David - Infoplease  Livingstone, David , 181373, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa, the first ... Following the Zambezi River, he discovered and named Victoria Falls (1855)...
222044
Dodoma - Tanzania Tourist Board  the savannah, they could desire for an outdoor plunge, we will take them to the numerous waterfalls ..... the makers of the rock art might have attempted to make.
449546
Iguacu Falls: A waterfall in Brazil that a camera cannot capture ...  Jul 19, 2016 ... A camera cannot capture the expansiveness of the Iguacu Falls, nor can ... Victoria, on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border, more than a mile wide, ... tumbling over 70 falls, of which Nacunday alone has a drop of 131 ft-almost that of Niagara. ... the river's flow into the 270-ft-deep, narrow chasm, the Devil's Throat.
164621
White Nile - Wikipedia  The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue ... 7 metres (23 ft) in width at Murchison Falls, marking the entry into the western branch of the East African Rift. ... It makes its way to Lake No, where it merges with the Bahr el Ghazal and there forms the White Nile.
242027
Facts on Victoria Falls plus information and history...  These facts on Victoria Falls give you history and first hand information to help you ... Victoria Falls also known as "Mosi oa-Tunya" ("the smoke that thunders") is ... In November 1855, Dr David Livingstone was transported in a canoe by the...