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At about 500 kilometres (310 mi) the valley narrows to about 50 kilometres (31 mi) and becomes divided by a ridge into two parallel valleys, with a tributary, the Lukusashi River in a 25-kilometre (16 mi) wide valley to the northwest, and the Luangwa in a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) wide valley to the southeast. The river meanders less, and the ...
South Luangwa National Park is in eastern Zambia, the southernmost of three national parks in the valley of the Luangwa River. It is a wildlife haven which is known to locals simply as "the South Park." [1] Concentrations of game along the meandering Luangwa River and its lagoons are amongst the most intense in
The Luangwa Valley in Eastern Province has one of the best managed wild life areas in Zambia. [8] South Luangwa National Park (although most of it lies outside the province, its management and the only public road access is from the province), North Luangwa National Park in Northern Province , Luambe National Park and Lukusuzi National Park are ...
Luangwa is a town in Zambia, at the confluence of the Luangwa and Zambezi Rivers, which was called Feira until 1964. It is headquarters of a district of the same name in Lusaka Province . Feira was probably the first European settlement in Zambia, but the dates are not well documented.
The Luangwa and Kafue rivers are the two largest left-hand tributaries of the Zambezi. The Kafue joins the main river in a quiet, deep stream about 180 m (590 ft) wide. From this point, the northward bend of the Zambezi is checked, and the stream continues due east. At the confluence of the Luangwa (15°37' S), it enters Mozambique. [19]
The protected areas in the Republic of Zambia include a variety of conservation areas that are critical for preserving the country's unique wildlife and natural resources. [1] [2] These protected areas are managed by the Zambia Wildlife Authority and other organizations, and they include national parks, biosphere reserves, wildlife reserves, nature reserves, scientific reserves, community ...
Most of the Luangwa Valley is protected by national parks or GMAs comprising one of the world's greatest wildlife areas: North Luangwa National Park, South Luangwa National Park, Luambe National Park and Lukusuzi National Parks, and Munyamadzi, Musalangu, Mukumgule, Lupande, Lumimba, Sandwe, Chisomo GMAs. Animals are plentiful and mostly well ...
The terrestrial ecoregions of Zambia, superimposed on a map of the provinces. Numbers refer to points in the text. [1] Rough estimates of the percentage of the country covered as given below are for the original or natural state of the area before urbanisation and agriculture has modified it. The numbers relate to the location labels on the map.