Geography of Zimbabwe of Zimbabwe, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Geography of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa lying wholly within the tropics. It straddles an extensive high inland plateau that drops northwards to the Zambezi valley where the border with Zambia is and similarly drops southwards to the Limpopo valley and the border with South Africa. The country has borders with Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km and almost meets Namibia at its westernmost point. The climate is markedly varied by altitude. There
P12 road (Zimbabwe) Highway which runs from Lusaka to Chirundu. Here it is called the Siavonga Road. On the Zimbabwean side its begins from a junction with R3/A1 Highway which runs from Harare to Chirundu at Makuti. For those not worried about crossing borders the M15 Highway is the shortest route from Chirundu, Zimbabwe to Kariba via Chirundu, Zambia and Siabonga. It is only 72 km, which is the Chirundu, Zimbabwe to Kariba via Makuti's 144 km. From the Chirundu Border Post to the M15 Highway junction with Zambia's T2 Highway is 19 km, then 53 km to Kariba. (SOURCE MAPS) The Highway