Kandahar Island

Kandahar Island is an islet in and has an elevation of 899 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Drift cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Talizman58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a small burial site near the Zambezi river in modern-day . It includes the graves of early and visitors to nearby who died of causes such as malaria and is located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livingstone and Victoria Falls.

Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
is to what the town of Victoria Falls is to . Formerly known as Maramba, it was the capital of Zambia before it was moved to . is in the Southern Province of Zambia and is the tourist capital of the country.

Town
Photo: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0.
, popularly known as Vic Falls, is a resort town and city in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of themselves. is situated 8 km southeast of Kandahar Island.

Kandahar Island

Latitude
-17.86668° or 17° 52′ south
Longitude
25.795° or 25° 47′ 42″ east
Elevation
899 metres (2,949 feet)
Open location code
5GJ74QMV+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 364120404
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
889333
Wiki­data ID
Q31929674
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Satellite Map

Discover Kandahar Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Kandahar Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kandahar Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Simonga and Mukuni.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ghost town and Old Drift Pan.

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