Kariba Dam
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dam, hydroelectric power station
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 at 128 m high and 579 m long.Installed capacity -1,626 MW
Built By the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Government in the the 1950's
Built By the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Government in the the 1950's
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kariba_Dam
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°31'16"S 28°45'46"E
- Flag Boshielo Dam 921 km
- Bronkhorstspruit dam 1043 km
- Vaal Dam (man-made lake) 1147 km
- Standerton Dam 1154 km
- Ntshingwayo Dam 1276 km
- Sterkfontein Dam 1321 km
- Erfenis Dam 1349 km
- Katse Dam 1399 km
- Mohale Dam 1432 km
- Ncora Dam 1698 km
- Kariba South Substation 0.6 km
- Kariba North Substation 0.7 km
- Kariba Primary School 3.6 km
- Caribbea Bay 3.7 km
- Caribbea Bay Marina 4.3 km
- Banana Island 9 km
- Namoomba Farm (J.Walker) 22 km
- Oasis Truck Stop 55 km
- epicenter of m4.6 quake 57 km
- Lake Kariba 110 km