• Key Information

  • Victoria Falls

  • Type
    Waterfall
  • Height
    360 ft
  • Width
    5,604 ft
  • Highest Flow
    452,000 cubic ft per second
  • Discovered
    November 1855 by David Livingstone
  • Learning Point
  • Discovered by the European David Livingstone in 1855, Victoria Falls is viewed as the largest sheet of unbroken falling water in the world. It is one of the grandest waterfalls on Earth and visited by millions of people each year.
  • Project
  • Draw David Livingstone discovering Victoria Falls.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Border of Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • Fun Facts
  • Victoria Falls are taller than the other two biggest waterfalls, Iguaçu Falls and Niagra Falls.
  • The sheet of water is partially broken by various islands along the length of the falls depending on how much water is in the river.
  • The falls are part of the Zambezi River, and situated in a wide, flat plain.
  • Locals likely knew of the falls before David Livingstone found them, and other Europeans had heard stories of the falls, but didn't believe they would be there as there were no mountains and the terrain is flat.