Natural wonder · Uganda
Murchison Falls
Waterfall on the Victoria Nile in Western Region, Uganda
About Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls, also known as Kabalega Falls, is a waterfall in Uganda, located at the apex of Lake Albert on the White Nile. At the top of Murchison Falls, the Nile forces its way through a gap in the rocks, only 7 m (23 ft) wide, and tumbles 43 m (141 ft), before flowing westward into Lake Albert. The outlet of Lake Victoria sends around 300 m3/s of water over the falls, squeezed into a gorge less than 10 m (33 ft) wide. Some historians believe that a party of Roman legionaries dispatched by Nero to explore the Nile may have reached Murchison Falls in 61 AD, but there is major controversy about the feasibility of what would have been a very difficult achievement.
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Murchison Falls is in Uganda. The nearest city is Masindi, about 67 km away.
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