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Lake Kariba
Location: Northern Zimbabwe
Climate: Oct-Apr hot and sunny, possibly afternoon thunderstorms but rare, Jun-Aug is cooler but still warm and dry, rain occurs mostly in Nov and March
Typical Landscape: Artificial lake
Lake Kariba is the largest artificial lake and reservoir in the world and is located on the Zambezi river. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba dam, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River.