World's View, Nyanga
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World's View is a spectacular vista viewed from the northern part of the Eastern Highlands
mountain range, just North of Nyanga
, in eastern Zimbabwe
. The view point is popular with tourists. The view encompasses the plains and hills that rolls away from the range to the far west. Land as far as Rusape
and even (it is claimed) Harare
beyond can be seen on clear days.
There is also another site in the Matobo National Park
, Zimbabwe that also goes by the same name.
Eastern Highlands
The Eastern or 'East African Highlands is a mountain range in the east of Zimbabwe and one of 4 distinct physiographic divisions on the African continent.-Location and description:...
mountain range, just North of Nyanga
Nyanga, Zimbabwe
Nyanga is a town in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe, located adjacent to Nyanga National Park in the Eastern Highlands about 105 km north of Mutare. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 2,973....
, in eastern Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. The view point is popular with tourists. The view encompasses the plains and hills that rolls away from the range to the far west. Land as far as Rusape
Rusape
Rusape is a town in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe with a population of around 20,000 , situated on the Harare-Mutare main road, approximately 170 km south east of Harare and 93 km north west of Mutare. Rusape is a large, sprawling town that has not quite reached city status...
and even (it is claimed) Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
beyond can be seen on clear days.
There is also another site in the Matobo National Park
Matobo National Park
The Matobo National Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres south of Bulawayo, southern Zimbabwe...
, Zimbabwe that also goes by the same name.