Claim: The Victoria Falls are a flat plateau extending hundreds of kilometres, formed as the full width of the Zambezi River plummets in five vertical drops, with the river's course dotted with islands as the river approaches the falls.
Evidence: Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "The Smoke That Thunders"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. 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.