Who discovered and named Victoria Falls in 1855
Big Tree at Victoria Falls (including a group of four) in the City Parks Department in Mutare. Big Tree at Victoria Falls The Big Tree - is a large baobab of the species "Adansonia digitata" in Zimbabwe, close to the Victoria Falls. It has sometimes been called Livingstone's tree erroneously. Unusually for a baobab it has both an impressive girth and is very tall. It measures 22.40 metres in girth (2004) and is 24 metres tall (1985). The explorer and missionary David Livingstone who discovered the Victoria Falls for the British Empire (naming the Falls for his queen) carved his name in 1855 into a
Victoria Falls common usage as well. The World Heritage List officially recognizes both names. Livingstone also cites an older name, "Seongo" or "Chongwe", which means "The Place of the Rainbow" as a result of the constant spray. The nearby national park in Zambia is named "Mosi-oa-Tunya", whereas the national park and town on the Zimbabwean shore are both named Victoria Falls. While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls is classified as the largest, based on its combined width of and height of , resulting in the world's largest sheet of falling water. Victoria Falls