victoria falls

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von victoria falls im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

viktorya şelaleleri

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von victoria falls im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi river between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe

{i} large waterfall in south central Africa between Zimbabwe and Zambia

A waterfall, 108.3 m (355 ft) high, of south-central Africa in the Zambezi River between southwest Zambia and northwest Zimbabwe. The falls were discovered by David Livingstone in November 1855. a waterfall on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia in southern Africa, which is about 1.5 kilometres/1 mile wide and about 120 metres/400 feet high. It is one of the most popular places in Africa for tourists to visit. Waterfall, at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Approximately twice as wide and twice as deep as Niagara Falls, the falls span the entire breadth of the Zambezi River at one of its widest points (more than 5,500 ft [1,700 m]). There the river plunges over a precipice, split by islands and promontories, to a drop of 355 ft (108 m). Two national parks, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Mosi-oa-Tunya in Zambia, are adjacent to the falls. Victoria Falls was designated a World Heritage site in 1989. The first European sighting of the falls was in 1855 by David Livingstone, who named them after Queen Victoria

Silbentrennung

Vic·to·ri·a Falls

Türkische aussprache

vîktôriı fôlz

Aussprache

/vəkˈtôrēə ˈfôlz/ /vɪkˈtɔːriːə ˈfɔːlz/

Etymologie

() named by David Livingstone after Queen Victoria of England + falls