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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

Natural World Heritage property in Zimbabwe and Zambia, inscribed in 1989 under criteria (vii), (viii).

States Parties: Zimbabwe Zambia
Region: Africa
Year of inscription: 1989
Type: Natural
Criteria: vii viii
Area of property: 6,860 ha
Component parts: 3 (serial property)
Reference: WHC 509 · Wikidata Q139989268

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.

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