Talk:Zambezi

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The article states that the Zambezi is the 'largest' to flow into the Indian Ocean. I'm not sure what largest means here. If it means longest, this seems to be correct. But if it refers to average annual discharge, surely the Ganges River is larger?

Bathrobe 04:02, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

I tripped over that sentence also. I suspect it means largest African river into the Indian Ocean. Rmhermen 13:20, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Zambesi vs Zambezi

I suggest that, for the sake of consistensy, we use the spelling Zambezi (most used English spelling) instead of Zambesi. --Ezeu 19:32, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Few more additions

1. Notes: I see you're going for a single Notes/Refs section. Would it be better to have any numbered notes at the top of this, for findability?
2. I'd like to add a bit about Nyami nyami (god of the river, per the Tonga people). Where would you like this? Would it work to change "Exploration of the river" to something like "People and the river"?

Cheers, JackyR 00:53, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Numbering of citations would definitely be good - I'll go through and add what I can. Might be a few days before I can though, probably won't have much computer access over the next couple of days. I do definitely prefer just a single reference section, if possible - you often see 'Notes' then 'References' sections but that means you have to follow two footnotes to get to the source of a fact rather than just one.

I put stuff about the Lozi people's relationship with the river in 'Upper river', so maybe info about Nyaminyami (which would certainly be an excellent addition) could go in 'Middle river'? (Tonga people inhabit the parts above the Kariba gorge, right?) Worldtraveller 01:17, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources of the river

Britannica states that the river rises near Kalene Hill. On the map Kalene Hill looks much closer to the sources than Mwinilunga, which is situated some 70 km southward, on West Lunga river (tributary of Zambezi). There is no info about Kalene Hill in the Wikipedia. Verdi1 16:37, 31 May 2006 (UTC)