Okavango Delta
| UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
|---|---|
 Cairt o the delta wi basin boondary as dottit line | |
| Criteria | Naitural: vii, ix, x |
| Reference | 1432 |
| Inscription | 2014 (38t Session) |
The Okavango Delta (or Okavango Grassland) in Botswana is a very lairge inland delta formed whaur the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central pairt o the endorheic basin o the Kalahari. Aw the watter reachin the Delta is ultimately evaporatit an transpired, an disna flow intae ony sea or ocean. Each year approximately 11 cubic kilometers o watter spreads ower the 6,000-15,000 km2 aurie. Some fluid-watters drain intae Loch Ngami.[1] The Moremi Gemme Reserve, a Naitional Pairk, is on the eastren side o the Delta. The scale an magnificence o the Okavango Delta helped it secur a poseetion as ane o the Seiven Naitural Wonders o Africae, which war offeecially declared on Februar 11, 2013 in Arusha, Tanzanie.[2] On 22 Juin 2014, the Okavango Delta acame the 1000t steid tae be offeecially inscribed on the UNESCO Warld Heritage Leet.[3][4]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Cecil Keen. 1997
- ↑ http://sevennaturalwonders.org/africa Seven Natural Wonders of Africa
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1159
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1162
Soorces
- Cecil Keen. 1997. Okavango Delta