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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 ...
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 Hambukushu people, also known as Hakokuhu, form an ethnic group indigenous to the lands along the Okavango River in Namibia, Botswana and Angola, as well as in they are found in Zambia. This Bantu-speaking community has a rich cultural heritage deeply intertwined with the unique ecological environment of the vegetation along the Kavango River.
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.
The Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area has an area of 520,000 km 2 (200,000 sq mi). [7] Of this land, 17% is in Angola, 30% in Botswana, 14% in Namibia, 25% in Zambia, and 14% in Zimbabwe. [citation needed] 287,132 km 2 (110,862 sq mi) of the included land consists of pre-existing protected areas. [8]
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Okavango River, a river in southwest Africa, which drains into the Okavango Delta; Okavango Delta, a delta in Botswana; Okavango Basin, an endorheic basin that includes the Okavango River and Okavango Delta. Okavango, an electoral constituency for the National Assembly of Botswana from 1965 to 2024.