Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

Hippopotami enjoying life in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

Published by Tourist Promotion in Africa

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Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir. 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.