Zambezi
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| Zambezi | |
| Zambesi, Zambeze | |
| River | |
 The Zambezi River at the junction o Namibie, Zambie, Zimbabwe an Botswana
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| Nickname: Besi | |
| Kintras | Zambie, Angolae, Namibie, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
|---|---|
| Soorce | Zambezi Source Naitional Forest |
| - location | Ikelenge Destrict, North-Wastren Province, Zambie |
| - elevation | 1,500 m (4,921 ft) |
| - coordinates | 11°22′11″S 24°18′30″E / 11.36972°S 24.30833°E |
| Mooth | Indian Ocean |
| - coordinates | 18°34′14″S 36°28′13″E / 18.57056°S 36.47028°ECoordinates: 18°34′14″S 36°28′13″E / 18.57056°S 36.47028°E |
| Lenth | 2,574 km (1,599 mi) |
| Basin | 1,390,000 km2 (536,682 sq mi) [1][2] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 3,400 m3/s (120,070 cu ft/s) [1][2] |
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The Zambezi (an aa spelled Zambeze an Zambesi) is the fowert-langest river in Africae, the langest east flowin river in Africae an the lairgest flowin intae the Indian Ocean frae Africae.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Beilfuss & David dos Santos: Patterns of Hydrological Change in the Zambezi Delta, Monogram for the Sustainable Management of Cahora Bassa Dam and The Lower Zambezi Valley (2001). Estimated mean flow rate 3424 m³/s
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 International Network of Basin Organisations/Office International de L'eau: "Développer les Compétences pour mieux Gérer l'Eau: Fleuves Transfrontaliers Africains: Bilan Global." (2002). Estimated annual discharge 106 km3, equal tae mean flow rate 3360 m3/s
