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Kariba

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Ka·ri·ba  (k-rb), Lake
A lake of south-central Africa on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. It is formed by the Kariba Dam (completed 1958) on the Zambezi River, which supplies electricity to the copper mining region of north-central Zambia and to parts of Zimbabwe. The creation of the lake forced the relocation of about 50,000 people.


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However, the Kariba region of Zimbabwe, the only region that still actively uses DDT for malaria control, shows much higher levels of total DDT residues (> 25,000 ng/g DDT in lipid) (44).
Chemical contaminants in breast milk: time trends and regional ... by Weiss, Pilar M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
From Lake Kariba in the north, to the legendary Victoria Falls in the west, this pocket of teeming nature nestled above South Africa has the potential for a profitable ecotourism market.
Thundering wildlife: Zimbabwe emerges as the newest eco-destination by Rembert, Tracey C. / E
Kariba was our jumping-off point for explorations of the wildlife-rich lands around manmade Lake Kariba, an inland sea created when the Zambezi River was dammed in 1958.
THE CALL OF THE WILD : HAIR-RAISING, HEART-STOPPING ADVENTURES WITH ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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