Kalai Island
Kalai Island is an islet in Southern Province, Zambia and has an elevation of 898 metres. Kalai Island is situated nearby to the town Victoria Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Zambia
- Also known as: “Kalai”, “Kalunda Island”, and “Queen Elizabeth 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 3½ km northwest of Kalai Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria Falls and Livingstone.
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 4½ km south of Kalai Island.
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.
Kalai Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Southern Province, Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-17.89563° or 17° 53′ 44″ southLongitude
25.82263° or 25° 49′ 22″ eastElevation
898 metres (2,946 feet)Open location code
5GJ74R3F+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 27271174OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Kalai Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kalai Island”
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