What is Kariba Dam?
{{coord|16|31|18|S|28|45|41|E|type:landmark|display=title}} [[File:Kariba dam.jpg|thumb|right|Kariba dam]] The '''Kariba Dam''' is a [[hydroelectric]] [[dam]] in the [[Kariba Gorge]] of the [[Zambezi]] river basin between [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]]. It was built in the 1950s. It is one of the largest dams in the world at 128 m high and 579 m long.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/kariba-dam.jsp?l=K&p=1 |title=Kariba Dam |publisher=Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed. |accessdate=2007-07-31 }} </ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Dams in Africa]] [[Category:1959 establishments in Africa]]