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Murchison Falls

British  
/ ˈmɜːtʃɪsən /

noun

  1. another name for Kabalega Falls

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Police said four other people were injured in the incident in Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest of the country on Sunday evening.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

He also cited the elephants that run rampant from the nearby Murchison Falls National Park, where TotalEnergies is digging oil wells, and trample people’s crops.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

“We know there’s a reduction in hippos, especially in Murchison Falls National Park,” which is home to close to 3,000 of Uganda’s 10,000 estimated hippos, he says.

From National Geographic • Aug. 10, 2023

Elephants are losing their habitat in Murchison Falls National Park in western Uganda, as land is cleared to drill for oil.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

This was the great waterfall of the Nile, and was named the Murchison Falls, in compliment to the president of the Royal Geographical Society.

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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