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Victoria Falls is located between the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe. During flood season (February to April), the falls form the greatest sheet of falling water on earth. Victoria Falls is 1.7 km (1.1 mi) wide and 108 m (360 ft) high and is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders). View of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River as seen from the Zambian (eastern) side.
A view of one of the gorges carved out by Victoria Falls. The local name for the falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders).
Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border is the world’s largest artificial lake, over 223 km (139 mi) long and up to 40 km (25 mi) wide. The completion of the Kariba Dam flooded the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River between 1958 and 1963, creating the lake. The dam supplies hydroelectric power to Zambia and Zimbabwe and is owned and operated by both countries. The fish stocked in the lake support commercial fisheries. The part of Lake Kariba that is in Zimbabwe is a recreational park in the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate.
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