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Zambezi
Zambezi , river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, and through central Mozambique to the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean, near Chinde. The upper Zambezi flows ove... Read more
Sena
Sena , town, central Mozambique, on the Zambezi River. Founded by the Portuguese in the 16th cent., it developed as a distribution center for local products, especially sugar. A fort was built there in the 18th cent. ... Read more
Shire
Shire or Shiré , river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. The upper Shire has been developed for irrigation and power production. Cotton is raised in the valley. ... Read more
Tete
Tete , town (1997 pop. 101,984), capital of Tete province, W central Mozambique, on the Zambezi River. It is a trade center; coal mines are at nearby Moatize. Founded by the Portuguese in 1531, Tete long served as headquarters for traders, slave-raiders, and gold prospectors. ... Read more
Kariba Dam
Kariba Dam , hydroelectric project, in Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi River, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, S central Africa; built 1955-59. One of the world's largest dams, it is 420 ft (128 m) high and 1,900 ft (579 m) long. The Kariba project's generators supply electricity to the Copperbelt in ... Read more
David Livingstone
David Livingstone , 1813-73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa, the first European to cross the African continent. From 1841 to 1852, while a medical missionary for the London Missionary Society in what is now Botswana, he crossed the Kalahari desert and reached (1849) Lake Ngami. He discov... Read more
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls waterfall, c.1 mi (1.6 km) wide with a maximum drop of 420 ft (128 m), in the Zambezi River, S central Africa, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. The falls are formed as the Zambezi plummets into a narrow chasm (c.400 ft/120 m wide) carved by its waters along a fracture zone in the ear... Read more
Caprivi Strip
Caprivi Strip or Caprivi Zipfel [Ger. Zipfel =tip, point], region, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Namibia, bordered on the N by Angola and Zambia and on the S by Botswana. It is named for the German chancellor Leo, Graf von Caprivi , who obtained it from Great Britain as pa... Read more
Lake Nyasa
Lake Nyasa , or Lake Malawi , Port. Niassa, c.11,600 sq mi (30,040 sq km), c.360 mi (580 km) long and from 15 to 50 mi (24-80 km) wide, E central Africa, in the Great Rift Valley . Lake Nyasa, the third largest lake in Africa, is bordered by Tanzania in the north and northeast, by Mozambique i... Read more
Kalahari
Kalahari , arid plateau region, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The Kalahari, covered largely by reddish sand, lies between the Orange and Zambezi rivers and is studded with dry lake beds. Yearly rainfall varies from 5 in. (12.7 cm) in the southwest, where th... Read more

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Zambezi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Zambezi , river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long...Channel of the Indian Ocean, near Chinde. The upper Zambezi flows over part of the great basalt plateau of Africa; the middle Zambezi is entrenched in the plateau ( Victoria Falls and...
Zambia
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...7,549 feet) Lowest point on land: Zambezi River (329 meters/1,079 feet) Hemispheres...lying areas, such as the valleys of the Zambezi, Luangwa, and Kwafe Rivers and the shores...both of which are tributaries of the Zambezi, which flows to the south of the country...
David Livingstone
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Livingstone and Oswell discovered the Zambezi River. Crossing the Continent In April...he reached the spectacular falls on the Zambezi, which the Africans called the "Smoke...horrors of the East African slave trade. Zambezi Expeditions With mutual regrets he severed...
Tonga
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...respectively. Its southern boundary follows the Zambezi and Gwai rivers. It includes the southern Zambian...000 meters, the escarpment hills facing the Middle Zambezi Valley, the Zambezi plain lying some 600 meters below the plateau, and...
Zimbabwe
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...reservoirs is Lake Kariba, situated on the Zambezi River at the border with Zambia. 7 RIVERS...originate outside Zimbabwe — the Zambezi, along the Angola border, and the Limpopo...the eastern slopes of the Highveld. The Zambezi River, which marks much of the northern...
Mozambique
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures ...grasslands, sand dunes, and beaches. The Zambezi River is an important natural resource...s largest hydroelectric projects. The Zambezi flows west to east and cuts the country...of Yao and Makua predominate; in the Zambezi Valley, it is Nyanja is the dominant...
Lozi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Identification. Concentrated around the Zambezi River plain lying at 14 ° 30...interrelated ethnic groups located along the Zambezi River in Barotse Province of western Zambia...in village population. Flooding of the Zambezi River necessitates abandonment of villages...
Shona
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Korekore, to the north and dropping into the Zambezi Valley; the Manyika, to the east; the Tavara, in the Zambezi Valley in Mozambique and in the extreme...rainfall of 70 to 100 centimeters. The Zambezi Valley, in the north, is hotter and...
Victoria Falls
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...mi (1.6 km) wide with a maximum drop of 420 ft (128 m), in the Zambezi River, S central Africa, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. The falls are formed as the Zambezi plummets into a narrow chasm (c.400 ft/120 m wide) carved by its...
Kariba Dam
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Kariba Dam , hydroelectric project, in Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi River, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, S central Africa...forced resettlement of about 50,000 people living along the Zambezi. In 1960-61, Operation Noah captured and removed the animals...

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Mozambique
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Swaziland. Physical The Zambezi flows across the middle of the country and the Limpopo across...natural gas and precious stones. The Cabora Bassa dam on the Zambezi River is one of Africa's largest hydroelectric dams, and...
Africa
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...region of great lakes, mountains, and high plateaux. It is split from north to south by the Great Rift Valley. South of the Zambezi River are more highlands, giving way in the south-west to the Kalahari Desert. Then the land rises again, to the temperate...
Zimbabwe
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Africa, and Botswana. Physical On the northwest boundary of Zimbabwe with Zambia are the Victoria Falls and Lake Kariba on the Zambezi, and on the boundary with South Africa is the Limpopo. The country stands mainly on a plateau drained by tributaries of these...
Victoria
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...captured at Sebastopol during the Crimean War. Victoria Falls a spectacular waterfall 109 m (355 ft) high, on the River Zambezi, on the Zimbabwe–Zambia border, discovered in 1855 by David Livingstone. Its native name is Mosi-oa-tunya...
Zambia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia (the Caprivi Strip). Physical The Zambezi and its tributaries the Kafue and Luangwa run through Zambia, while in the north the Chambeshi drains into swampy areas round...
South Africa, Christianity in
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church South Africa, Christianity in. The first Christian missionaries to Africa south of the Zambezi were Portuguese. Their effect was very limited, and Christianity was really introduced by the Dutch, who began to settle in...
Livingstone, David
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...to Bechuanaland as a missionary in 1841; on his extensive travels in the interior he discovered Lake Ngami (1849), the Zambezi River (1851), and the Victoria Falls (1855). In 1866 he led an expedition into central Africa in search of the source...

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AFRICA: ZAMBEZI BASIN COMMUNITY MOBILIZES TO SAVE WETLANDS.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 12/6/2007; 700+ words ; ...GIN) -- Participants in the third Zambezi Basin-wide Stakeholders Forum recently agreed that the loss of wetlands in the Zambezi River Basin has become an urgent problem...are crucial to all forms of life in the Zambezi Basin, yet they are not appreciated the...
AFRICA: ZAMBEZI BASIN COMMUNITY MOBILIZES TO SAVE WETLANDS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 12/6/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...GIN) -- Participants in the third Zambezi Basin-wide Stakeholders Forum recently agreed that the loss of wetlands in the Zambezi River Basin has become an urgent problem...are crucial to all forms of life in the Zambezi Basin, yet they are not appreciated the...
DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: NATIONS AGREE ON ZAMBEZI PLAN.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 12/3/2008; 700+ words ; ...of the eight countries that share the Zambezi River basin are to be met, those countries...The agreement was made during the Fourth Zambezi Basin-wide Stakeholders Forum, which...focuses on managing the resources of the Zambezi basin. This year's forum was aimed...
DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: NATIONS AGREE ON ZAMBEZI PLAN
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 12/3/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...of the eight countries that share the Zambezi River basin are to be met, those countries...The agreement was made during the Fourth Zambezi Basin-wide Stakeholders Forum, which...focuses on managing the resources of the Zambezi basin. This year's forum was aimed...
NATURE CONSERVANCY/AFRICAN WILDLIFE TO CONSERVE ZAMBEZI.
Magazine article from: Industrial Environment; 5/1/2007; 700+ words ; ...partnership to protect and manage the Zambezi River for people and nature alike. The collaboration includes the addition of the Zambezi to the Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership. The Zambezi winds 1,500 miles through eight countries...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: WATER MINISTERS TO MEET ABOUT ZAMBEZI RIVER.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 9/18/2008; 700+ words ; ...ministers of countries that share the Zambezi River have agreed jointly to promote the...of the long-standing initiative. The Zambezi River flows through eight southern African...waste disposal and pollution along the Zambezi, said one study revealed that pollution...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: WATER MINISTERS TO MEET ABOUT ZAMBEZI RIVER
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 9/18/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...ministers of countries that share the Zambezi River have agreed jointly to promote the...of the long-standing initiative. The Zambezi River flows through eight southern African...waste disposal and pollution along the Zambezi, said one study revealed that pollution...
Zambezi Resources (ZRL).
Magazine article from: Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content; 5/17/2007; 700+ words ; ...and copper all showing up strongly on Zambezi Resources' exploration ground, and a strong joint-venture partner in place, Zambezi has all the ingredients that go into making...But Julian Ford, managing director of Zambezi Resources, isn't sure it's entirely...
Roundup: Zambezi Basin cries for protection
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/25/2002; 700+ words ; Roundup: Zambezi Basin cries for protection by Chai Shikuan...biodiversity have become real threats to the Zambezi Basin which is shared by eight countries...ravaged," according to the " State of the Zambezi Basin 2001 Report" compiled by a research...
Equinox Restructures the Zambezi Joint Venture to Control an Extensive Property Package in Zambia
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 6/14/2005; 700+ words ; ...announce that it has restructured the Zambezi Joint Venture with Anglo American Prospecting...prospective land package in Zambia (the "Zambezi Project") that will enable Equinox to...exploration activities in the region. The Zambezi Project covers approximately 19,300...