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The Okavango River (formerly spelt Okovango or Okovanggo), is a river in southwest Africa. It is known by this name in Botswana, and as Cubango in Angola, and Kavango in Namibia. [ 1 ] It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for 1,600 km (1,000 mi).
The Kalahari Basin, also known as the Kalahari Depression, Okavango Basin or the Makgadikgadi Basin, [1] is an endorheic basin and large lowland area covering approximately 725,293 km 2 (280,037 sq mi) — mostly within Botswana and Namibia, but also parts of Angola, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Satellite image of Okavango Delta, with national borders added Typical region in the Okavango Delta, with free canals and lakes, swamps and islandsThe Okavango Delta [2] (or Okavango Grassland; formerly spelled "Okovango" or "Okovanggo") in Botswana is a vast inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an altitude of 930–1,000 metres (3,050–3,280 ft) [3] in ...
In 2023, alongside a team from the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, he undertook a 39-day journey by canoe down the Cassai River in Angola, covering over 754 kilometers (469 miles ...
Map of het Okavango-stroomgebied showing the main rivers and tributeries in Botswana. This is a list of rivers in Botswana . This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Into the Okavango is a 2018 American National Geographic documentary film written, directed and produced by Neil Gelinas. [1] [2] It focuses on a team of modern-day explorers who go for a 1500 mile, four-month expedition through Angola, Botswana and Namibia to save the Okavango River that joins the Okavango Delta.
Diamond miner and jeweler De Beers’ latest collaboration is an environmental one: The jeweler has partnered with National Geographic in an effort to protect the source waters of the Okavango ...
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