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Namibia's panhandle along the Zambezi river was acquired by Germany through negotiations with the Brits. They had hoped that the river would be navigable to the Indian Ocean, but Victoria Falls was discovered just after the border, preventing this. Did the British know this during the negotiations?

by /u/HandsomeLampshade123 in /r/AskHistorians

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