Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Fun Facts about Botswana

The Okavango Delta is one of the largest inland deltas in the world, spanning 17,000km2 – an area almost the size of Wales. Okavango is often considered to be the biggest inland delta in the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None of the water in the Okavango Delta reaches the sea – the large majority of it is either evaporated or transpired, with a remaining 2% estimated to discharge into Lake Ngami.

All that remains of the once immense Makgadikgadi Lake, the Makgadikgadi Pans are the largest salt pans in the world, with an area of about 12,000km2. The area is an important habitat for meerkats, and also for wildebeest, zebra, pelicans and flamingos following periods of rain. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The border between Botswana and Zambia is, at 700m, known as the shortest border between two fully independent countries. It is a riverine border sandwiched between the Zambia-Namibia and Zambia-Zimbabwe borders, all of which run through the middle of the Zambezi River.
 
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