Zambezi River

The Zambezi River is the thirty first longest river in the world and the fourth longest in Africa.

Starting its life Near Mwinilunga in Zambia the Zambezi River flows for 2,574 two thousand five hundred and seventy four kilometres (one thousand six hundred miles). Through its journey the Zambezi passes through the countries of Zambia and Angola but also forms the border with Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe before emptying in to the Indian Ocean.

Because of its size the Zambezi has a huge basin area covering one million three hundred and ninety thousand square kilometres (five hundred and thirty seven thousand square miles).

One of the most well known features on the river is the immense Victoria Falls, a beautiful set of waterfalls that are among the largest in the world and is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

The Zambezi has sixteen large tributaries feeding the river at different intervals in its journey to the sea.

Throughout its length the river supports an abundant amount of wildlife from the huge Hippopotamus to smaller aquatic life. Because of this the river is an important eco system supporting a huge area of the African continent.

The river is only used for boats on short stretches as there are rapids and waterfalls at intermittent areas of the river.