Victoria Falls National Park

This article is about the Zimbabwean national park. For the main article about the falls, see Victoria Falls. For the Zambian national park, see Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.

Victoria Falls National Park
LocationHwange District, Zimbabwe[1]
Nearest cityVictoria Falls
Coordinates17°55′S 25°40′E / 17.917°S 25.667°E / -17.917; 25.667
Area23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)[2]
Governing bodyZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Designated3 May 2013
Reference no.2108[3]
Victoria Falls National Park marker

Victoria Falls National Park in north-western Zimbabwe protects the south and east bank of the Zambezi River in the area of the world-famous Victoria Falls. It extends along the Zambezi river from the larger Zambezi National Park about 6 km above the falls to about 12 km below the falls.[4]

  1. ^ "Victoria Falls National Park". Wild Safari Guide. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ National Parks and Nature Reserves of Zimbabwe, World Institute for Conservation and Environment Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Victoria Falls National Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Victoria Falls National Park | Alliance of National Parks". national-parks.org. Retrieved 5 September 2021.