Saturday, July 10, 2010

The Okavango River rises as the Kubango just south of Vila Nova, Angola, o.... river okavango

The Okavango River rises as the Kubango just south of Vila Nova, Angola, on the Bi lateau, at an elevation of 5,840 feet (1,780 m). After being joined by its largest tributary, the Kwito River, the Okavango River then crosses Namibia's narrow Caprivi Strip to enter Botswana. About 70 miles inside Botswana, the river spreads out to form a triangular-shaped delta, the base of which extends for about 150 miles (240 km). In its uppermost course, the Okavango flows through woodland country that becomes less densely forested as the river progresses southward. In the Okavango Swamp itself, the vegetation falls into two main typesdense clumps of papyrus reeds and other aquatic plants in the river and floodplain channels; and patches of woodland and savanna occupying the slightly higher parts of the delta. APA style: Okavango River. river okavango

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