Situated within the tropics of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe is dominated by a high inland plateau (or Veld) that drops to the Zambezi River Valley. Though Zimbabwe is landlocked, major bodies of water include Lake Kariba and Victoria Falls, both on the western border with Zambia. The Miombo woodland is a dominant vegetation type that covers 1.4 million square miles (3.6 million square kilometers), spreads over ten countries of Southern Africa and is globally recognized for its biological diversity and potential for nature-based tourism.