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David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls

Date
16 Nov 1855
Updated
2 May 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010992

South African History Online (2011) 'David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010992 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010992, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010992. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010992.

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