Okavango Delta

Also known as Okavango Grassland

river delta

AI overview

The Okavango Delta is a large river delta located in southern Africa where the Okavango River spreads out and creates a unique wetland ecosystem. It is important because it supports diverse wildlife and plant life in an otherwise dry region, making it one of Africa's most significant natural areas.

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In the Vinony graph

Okavango Delta appears in Vinony's Ramsar Wetlands collection — one of 1,486 entries. It also appears in UNESCO World Heritage.

Within Vinony's link graph, Okavango Delta is referenced by 335 other articles, and connects out to World Heritage Site, evaporation and Middle East and North Africa.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites, Floodplains of Africa and Kalahari Desert.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: watercourse
Country: Botswana
Located in: Seronga
Area: 2023590
Body of water: Okavango River
Image: Okavango11.jpg

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Commons category: Okavango Delta
delta of: Okavango River
tributary: Okavango River

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Encyclopedic overview

Satellite image (SeaWiFS) of Okavango Delta, with national borders added Typical region in the Okavango Delta, with free canals and lakes, swamps and islands

The Okavango Delta or Okavango Grassland is a vast inland delta in Botswana formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an elevation of 930–1,000 m (3,050–3,280 ft) in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari Desert.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Okavango Delta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.