Zambezi River
fourth-longest river in Africa
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The Zambezi River is classified as a main stem river.
Key Facts
- Country: Angola[3], Mozambique[4], Namibia[5], Zambia[6], Zimbabwe[7]
- Basin country: Angola[8]
- Commons category: Zambezi[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Indian Ocean[10]
- Lake on watercourse: Cahora Bassa Reservoir[11], Kariba Dam[12]
- Has part(s): Victoria Falls[13]
- Origin of the watercourse: Lunda Plateau[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zambezi River[15]
- Commons gallery: Zambezi[16]
- Tributary: Kafue River[17], Luangwa River[18], Shire River[19], Cuando River[20], Manyame River[21], Luena River[22], Kabompo River[23], Luanginga River[24], Lungwebungu River[25], Gairezi River[26], Chongwe[27], Sapi river[28], Gwayi River[29], Sakeji River[30]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Zambezi basin[31]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[38]
- Different from: Zambezi Region[39]
- Length: 2574 km[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 329 m[41]
- Watershed area: 1,570,000 km²[42]
- Discharge: 7000.0 cubic metre per second[43]
- Adjacent structure or building: Old Drift Lodge[44]
- Drainage basin: Zambezi Basin[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[46]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Zambezi[47]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Zambezi River include Zambia[48], a sovereign state[49], in Zambia[50], founded in 1964[51]; Zambezia Province[52], a province of Mozambique[53], in Mozambique[54]; and Zambezi Basin[55], a drainage basin[56], in Zambia[57].
Why It Matters
Zambezi River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Zambia[48], a sovereign state[49], in Zambia[50], founded in 1964[51]; Zambezia Province[52], a province of Mozambique[53], in Mozambique[54]; and Zambezi Basin[55], a drainage basin[56], in Zambia[57].