Kariba Dam

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• Kariba Dam — [kə rē′bə] dam on the Zambezi River, on the Zambian Zimbabwean border: 420 ft (128 m) high: it has created a lake (Kariba Lake), 2,000 sq mi (5,180 sq km) * * * ▪ dam, Africa       concrete arch dam across the Zambezi River at Kariba Gorge, on… …   Universalium

• Kariba Dam — [kə rē′bə] dam on the Zambezi River, on the Zambian Zimbabwean border: 420 ft (128 m) high: it has created a lake (Kariba Lake), 2,000 sq mi (5,180 sq km) …   English World dictionary

• Kariba Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Kariba Dam caption= Kariba Dam from the Zimbabwean side official name= Kariba Dam crosses= Zambezi River reservoir=Lake Kariba locale=Zambia Zimbabwe maint= length= 1900 ft (579 m) height= 420 ft (128 m) width= began= 1955… …   Wikipedia

• Kariba Dam — Ka|ri|ba Dam the Kariba Dam one of the world s biggest ↑dams (=a large wall built across a river or lake) , built across the Zambezi river in southern Africa …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Kariba Dam — …   Useful english dictionary

• Kariba, Zimbabwe — Kariba is a town in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe, located close to the Kariba Dam at the northwestern end of Lake Kariba, near the Zambian border. According to the 1992 Population Census, the town had a population of 20,736.Located in the… …   Wikipedia

• Kariba Gorge — is a large, natural gorge through which flowed the Zambezi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa. In 1959 the large double arch concrete Kariba Dam was completed, completely filling the gorge and creating one of the largest man made… …   Wikipedia

• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

• Kariba — * Kariba, Zimbabwe * Lake Kariba * Kariba Dam * Kariba Gorge * Kariba (District) * Kariba weed, plant …   Wikipedia

• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• Kariba — /keuh ree beuh/, n. an artificial lake in SE Africa on the border of SW Zimbabwe and S Zambia: site of hydroelectric power project. ab. 2000 sq. mi. (5200 sq. km). * * * ▪ Zimbabwe  town, northern Zimbabwe. Situated on the south bank of the… …   Universalium