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murchison falls Lexical Profile

• noun

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A powerful waterfall on the Victoria Nile River in northwestern Uganda, renowned for forcing the river's immense volume through a narrow, 7-meter-wide rock gorge before dropping dramatically into the Albertine Rift.

Example

"During our safari in Uganda, we took a boat ride to the base of Murchison Falls to witness the incredible power of the Nile."

Word Origin & Etymology

Named in 1864 by the British explorer Samuel Baker in honor of Roderick Murchison, the president of the Royal Geographical Society. It was briefly renamed Kabalega Falls in the 1970s by Idi Amin.

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