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86 Aerial photos World Heritage
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Mosia-oa-Tunya - the smoke that thunders - call the native inhabitants the Victoria Falls. The dispersed waterfog can already be seen from the distance above the plans of the Zambesi River. The southern sun creates colourful and spectacular rainbows.
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Picture taken 19.8.2007 -
aerial photo #0013-0438
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The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders) form the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. David Livingstone, a British missionary, named them after the British Queen Victoria in 1852. The name Mosi-oa-Tunya is the name given by the local people. The Victoria Falls are the most famous waterfalls in Africa.
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Picture taken 19.8.2007 -
aerial photo #0013-0279
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Delos, according to the myth birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, was the financial center of the ancient Greece. Today the ruins of Delos are obligatory stop for Aegean crusaders. The ruins of Delos are UNESCO world heritage since 1990.
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Picture taken 27.4.2006 -
aerial photo #0007-0294
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