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| catchment = 663,000 km<sup>2</sup> | | catchment = 663,000 km<sup>2</sup> | ||
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'''Lake Kariba''' is the world's largest man-made | {{Featured article}} | ||
'''Lake Kariba''' is the world's largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1300 kilometers upstream from the Indian Ocean, along the border between [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the [[Kariba Dam]] at its northeastern end, flooding the [[Kariba Gorge]] on the [[Zambezi River]]. | |||
The Zimbabwean town of [[Kariba, Zimbabwe|Kariba]] was built for construction workers on the lake's [[dam]], while some other settlements such as [[Binga village]] and [[Mlibizi]] in Zimbabwe and [[Siavonga]] and [[Sinazongwe]] in Zambia have grown up to house people displaced by the rising waters. | The Zimbabwean town of [[Kariba, Zimbabwe|Kariba]] was built for construction workers on the lake's [[dam]], while some other settlements such as [[Binga village]] and [[Mlibizi]] in Zimbabwe and [[Siavonga]] and [[Sinazongwe]] in Zambia have grown up to house people displaced by the rising waters. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Kariba Gorge]] | |||
*[[Kariba Dam]] | |||
*[[Nyaminyami]] | *[[Nyaminyami]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Reservoirs in Zambia]] | [[Category:Reservoirs in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Zambezi River]] | [[Category:Zambezi River]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Southern Province | [[Category:Natural resources of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Southern Province]] | |||
