Canary Island
Canary Island is an islet in Southern Province, Zambia and has an elevation of 890 metres. Canary Island is situated nearby to the suburb Dambwa, as well as near the town Victoria Falls.Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 6 km south of Canary 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.
Canary Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Zambia
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Southern Province, Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-17.88549° or 17° 53′ 8″ southLongitude
25.81387° or 25° 48′ 50″ eastElevation
890 metres (2,920 feet)Open location code
5GJ74R77+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 372421992OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Canary Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canary Island”
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