Lwaando Island
Lwaando Island is an island in Southern Province, Zambia and has an elevation of 895 metres. Lwaando Island is situated nearby to the locality Riverside, as well as near Linda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Zambia
- Also known as: “King George VI Island”, “Loanda Island”, “Loando Island”, and “Long Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Drift cemetery.
Old Drift cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Talizman58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Drift Cemetery is a small burial site near the Zambezi river in modern-day Zambia. It includes the graves of early European settlers and visitors to nearby Victoria Falls who died of causes such as malaria and is located in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. Old Drift cemetery is situated 4 km west of Lwaando Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Livingstone and Victoria Falls.
Livingstone
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
Livingstone is to Zambia what the town of Victoria Falls is to Zimbabwe. Formerly known as Maramba, it was the capital of Zambia before it was moved to Lusaka. Livingstone is in the Southern Province of Zambia and is the tourist capital of the country.
Victoria Falls
Town
Photo: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0.
Victoria Falls, 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 Victoria Falls themselves. Victoria Falls is situated 6 km south of Lwaando Island.
Lwaando Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern Province, Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
“Lwaando Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lwaando Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverside and Linda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siloka Island and Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.
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