Claim: The Victoria Falls are a flat plateau extending hundreds of kilometres, formed as the full width of the Zambezi River plummets in a single vertical drop, with the river's course dotted with islands as the river approaches the falls.
Evidence: There are no mountains, escarpments, or deep valleys; only a flat plateau extending hundreds of kilometres in all directions. The falls are formed as the full width of the river plummets in a single vertical drop into a transverse chasm 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) wide, carved by its waters along a fracture zone in the basalt plateau. The river's course is dotted with numerous tree-covered islands, which increase in number as the river approaches the falls. Zambezi River