Bangweulu

American  

[bang-wee-oo-loo] / ˌbæŋ wiˈu lu /

noun

1. a shallow lake and swamp in NE Zambia. About 150 miles (240 km) long.

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Bangweulu British  

/ ˌbæŋwɪˈuːlʊ /

noun

1. a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps

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Example Sentences

That was just a few days before his own wretched and lonely death, near the edge of the Bangweulu swamp in present-day Zambia.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2011

South of Bangweulu the swamp extends to 12� 10′ S. Into this swamp on its east side flows the Chambezi, the most remote head stream of the Congo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

The flood waters of the Chambezi and other streams, which deposit large quantities of alluvium, are gradually solidifying the swamp, while the Luapula is believed to be, though very slowly, draining Bangweulu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

They are distributed over eight degrees of longitude between Lakes Tanganyika, Mweru and Bangweulu in the east, and the Kasai in the west.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu are respectively 3000 and 3760 ft. above sea-level; Lake Chilwa is 1946 ft. in altitude.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various