Zambia - Kariba Dam With all Six Gates Open

Kariba Dam with all six gates open
1969

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The Kariba Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the largest dams in the world, standing 128 m (420 ft) tall and 579 m (1,900 ft) long.

The double curvature concrete arch dam was constructed between 1955 and 1959 at a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage. Final construction and the addition of the Kariba North Power cavern was not completed until 1977 due to largely political problems for a total cost of $480,000,000.

Eighty-six men lost their lives during construction.

Victoria Falls, Between Zambia and Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls
Aerial View
(Tourist Promotion postcard in Zimbabwe, Africa)

We live on a beautiful planet, please do what you can to care and protect the environment for your children.
2004

the sender writes:
Dear Aunt and Uncle,
We're having a lovely time here in Southern Africa.  We've spent a few days enjoying watching the animals from open jeeps.  We've been very lucky as we have seen a lot of animals including leopard and lion.  We also visited Victoria Falls - an amazing sight, Take Care -

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The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

For reference to it's massive size:
Niagara Falls is 51m (167 ft) in height - Iguazu Falls in 64-82m (210 -269 ft) and  Victoria Falls is 108m (360 ft) and Victoria Falls is 1,708 m (5,604 ft) wide.

Zambia 1975, Giant Pangolin 10 n

Zambia

View from Nkamba Bay Lodge
Hippo on Lake Tanganyika
Beach Near Kasaba Bay Lodge
1978

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Zambia declared its independence on the day of the closing ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first country ever to have entered an Olympic games as one country, and left it as another.