Okavango

American  

[oh-kuh-vang-goh, -vahng-] / ˌoʊ kəˈvæŋ goʊ, -ˈvɑŋ- /

noun

1. a river in central Africa, flowing SE from Angola to Botswana. About 1,000 miles (1,610 km) long.

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Okavango British  

/ ˌəʊkəˈvɑːŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin, Delta or Swamp. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)

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Okavango

When the floods spill over Botswana’s Okavango Delta every year, fat antelopes congregate in lush grazing grounds and big predators treat the islands like snack bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

Elephant carcasses were first spotted in the north-eastern sector of the country's Okavango Delta between May and June 2020, but poaching was soon ruled out as the cause.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024

Lions have been observed swimming in Okavango Delta in Botswana, but rarely farther than 150 feet.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

In September 2020, the Botswana government attributed the deaths of elephants in the Okavango Delta to cyanobacteria in the water that elephants drank, although without data to support it, scientists have questioned this conclusion.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 5, 2023

A fortnight later they were camped on a tributary stream north of the Okavango.

From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden

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