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Tshabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of −15.0 °C (5.0 °F). [2] [when?] The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F). [2] [when?] The town is served by Tshabong Airport. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison. [3]
[7] [8] Botswana experiences low rainfall and the rainfall patterns change which negatively affects the agricultural sector. Due to the state of rainfall in Botswana, which is very unreliable, there has been a reduction in hectares ploughed. Heavy rains wash away the topsoil and seeds during the ploughing season and this results in very low yields.
The Letsibogo Dam is a dam on the Motloutse River in Botswana, built to initially provide water to the industrial town of Selebi-Phikwe and surrounding areas, with the potential for use in irrigation. [1]
Located just south of the Sahara is a narrow semi-desert steppe (a semi-arid region) called the Sahel, while Africa's most southern areas contain both savanna plains, and its central portion, including the Congo Basin, contains very dense jungle regions. The western equatorial region is the wettest portion of the continent.
Botswana, [c] officially the Republic of Botswana, [d] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast.
This is a list of the extreme points of Botswana, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Northernmost point – the border with Zambia upon the Zambezi River at Chobe District; Easternmost point – the tripoint with South Africa and Zimbabwe, Central District; Southernmost point – Bokspits, Kgalagadi ...
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The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large-sized savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa.An adult male is around 1.6 m (5.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 942 kg (2,077 lb) with a typical range of 500–600 kg (1,100–1,300 lb).