Enye yezimpophoma ezinkulu ezenziwe ngemvelo, yavulwa ngo-1855, lapho uDavid Livingston ehlola ingaphakathi le-Afrika. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi uBrithon onesibindi wayehlonipha izwe kanye nezakhamizi zalo ngenhlonipho, futhi wayeyisihambi sokuhlonishwa kwabaholi abaningi bezizwe zase-Afrika. Umhambi uhlale ebiza izinto ezivulekile zezindawo zendawo. Okungafani kwenziwa kuphela kule mphumela yamanzi.
Imvula yamanzi
Namuhla izixhumanisi zeVictoria Falls ziyaziwa kahle: 17 ° 55'28 "eningizimu ne-latitude 25 ° 51'24" empumalanga.
Ngesikhathi sase-Livingstone, abantu bezinye izizwe babeyazi lapho iVictoria Falls khona. Umhambi ngokwakhe wathola i-waterfall ngengozi, lapho ehamba esuka eNingizimu Afrika eya enyakatho ngeBhuananaland (eBotswana) waya eZambezi.
Lokhu kungase kubonakale kungajwayelekile, kodwa u-Livingstone wayengajabuli lapho enza lokho akutholile, nakuba elandelayo echaza iVictoria Falls njengento enhle kangangokuthi imibono yokuvula iyajabulisa izingelosi. Ngomnyaka we-1855, ngaphambi kokuba umhambi angabonakali isampula sobuhle bemvelo, kodwa ngokoqobo umgoqo ongenakunqotshwa. Ukuphakama kweVictoria Falls kungaphansi kwezingu-110 (ngokweminye imithombo eyi-120) amamitha, futhi inebude cishe ngamamitha angu-1657. Ukuphakama kwamanzi amanzi kunamaphesenti amabili okuphakama kunokuphakama kwamaNigodi e-Niagara, futhi amandla okugeleza kwamanzi amakhulu kangangokuthi okwesibili idlula emanzini okufika ku-7 500 cubic metres. Udonga lwamanzi, abahamba ngezindlebe ezithululekayo futhi beluleka ngokweqiniso ngokoqobo, babonakala sengathi abahambeli baya odongeni, bawavikela enhliziyweni yezwe. Amalungiselelo kaDavida kwakungukudala indlela ehamba ngayo enhliziyweni ye-Afrika, wayesevele evula indlela yakhe futhi wakhetha ipulazi efanelekile ekudaleni ukuhlala endleleni yemikhumbi. Kodwa i-waterfall enye yokubona kwayo yawela zonke izinhlelo zomhambi.
Ezokuzungezile
Indawo lapho uVictoria ewa khona kuyingozi enkulu epulazini eyakhiwe esuka e-sandstone nase-basalt. Ububanzi be-crack ngamamitha angu-30. Lapho kukhona khona i-sandstone ne-basalt, ukuqhuma kwenziwa. I-Zambezi ngumfula lapho iVictoria iwa khona, ngalesi sikhathi i-plateau ifinyelela ububanzi bamamitha amabili. Umfula ufinyelela emaphethelweni emifucumfucu futhi iwela phansi kwalasha ngejubane elikhulu namandla. Ukucindezelwa kwamanzi, okufinyelela ngaphansi kwe-waterfall, kuphakama phezulu ngefu le-spray.
Emaphethelweni emigodla yemigodi yamanzi, ama-hippopotamuses, izindlovu namagundane amhlophe, okubalwa ohlwini lweBlack Book, bukhoma. Abantu bendawo banemvula yamanzi okuthiwa i-Chongguet, yiyona indawo ye-Rainbow: ngokuvamile imifula yamanzi ihlotshiswe ngamabhodlela amabili emvula.
Namuhla, emanzini, kukhona iVictoria Falls kanye nendawo yokugcina amagama, okuyinto kusukela ngo-1952 kubhekwa njengepaki kazwelonke.
Okumangalisayo kwezwe
I-Victoria Falls e-Afrika ibhekwa njengenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni. Ukuze ujabulele ngokugcwele imibono ye-waterfall kungenziwa ngokushesha kusuka kumaphuzu amaningana.
- Abathandi bezinzwa ezibucayi bangabheka phansi kakhulu emgodini, uma unomoya owanele wokukhuphuka eBrador of Dangers futhi ubheke phansi kwalasha ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho, lapho amanzi amaningi ahamba khona ngokugubha nokugquma.
- Ifu lefrifu elikhuphuka ngaphezu kweVictoria Falls lingabonakala ngisho noma usuka emanzini angama-64 km. Lelifu le-spray livulela wonke umuntu nento yonke, kufaka phakathi ihlathi elincane, elisemaphethelweni e-waterfall. Ehlathini kunendlela encane, lapho wonke umuntu angahamba khona ukuze ajabulele ukubukwa okuhle.
- Ukubonga ngokugcwele ubuhle nobukhulu bemvula yamanzi kungaba kusuka emoyeni noma kusuka e-raft ngezansi. Abashayeli bezindiza banikeza ukuhamba emoyeni omncane, lapho ungakwazi khona ukuhamba bese uhamba ngendiza. Abavakatjhi batjho bona ubukhulu bobuzwa bunjengezindiza ezicabangelako e-Star Wars ye-Intergalactic.