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Lowest point. junction of the Runde and Save rivers. 162 m (531 ft) Longest river. Zambezi River 2,650 km. Largest lake. Lake Kariba 7,770 km 2. Satellite image of Zimbabwe. Topography of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's cities, main towns, selected villages and archaeological sites, rivers and its highest point.
Zimbabwe map of Köppen climate classification. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, lying between latitudes 15° and 23°S, and longitudes 25° and 34°E. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west and southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east and northeast.
Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. [ 2 ] It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it is inhabited by several species of plants and animals.
Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its northeastern end, flooding ...
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An enlargeable topographic map of Zimbabwe. Geography of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa. East Africa; Southern Africa; Time zone: Central Africa Time ; Extreme points of Zimbabwe High: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m (8,504 ft) Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m ...
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.
There are five World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe, with a further two on the tentative list. [ 3 ] The first site in Zimbabwe to be inscribed to the list was the Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, in 1984. The most recent site listed was the Matobo Hills, in 2003. Three sites in Zimbabwe are listed for their cultural and two ...