Etosha Pan

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geographical feature salt pan

Etosha Pan is a vast, seasonally flooded salt pan in northern Namibia that forms the dramatic, shimmering centerpiece of Etosha National Park and supports rich wildlife during the wet season.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Etosha Pan canonical 3
Edge of Etosha Pan 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
salt pan ⓘ
area approximately 4,800 square kilometres ⓘ
climate savanna climate ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area within national park ⓘ
country Namibia ⓘ
ecosystemType salt pan ecosystem ⓘ
savanna grassland margin ⓘ
elevation about 1,030 metres above sea level ⓘ
formsCenterOf Etosha National Park ⓘ
geologicalAge Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
surface form: Pleistocene
geologicalOrigin former lake bed ⓘ
governingBody Namibia Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ⓘ
hydrology endorheic basin ⓘ
seasonally flooded ⓘ
knownFor abundant wildlife in wet season ⓘ
large seasonal wetlands ⓘ
mirage effects ⓘ
shimmering white expanse ⓘ
length approximately 120 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Etosha National Park ⓘ
locatedInBiome savanna biome ⓘ
locatedInDesert Namib Desert ⓘ
surface form: Namib Desert region
locatedInRegion northern Namibia ⓘ
nameMeaning “great white place” in Oshindonga ⓘ
nearestCity Ondangwa ⓘ
nearTown Okaukuejo ⓘ
Tsumeb ⓘ
partOf Kalahari Basin ⓘ
protectedWithin Etosha National Park ⓘ
receivesWaterFrom Ekuma River ⓘ
Oshigambo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
seasonal streams ⓘ
surfaceType clay ⓘ
salt crust ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
game viewing ⓘ
tourismImportance major wildlife viewing area ⓘ
width up to 55 kilometres ⓘ
wildlifeSupported elephants ⓘ
flamingos ⓘ
giraffes ⓘ
lions ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ
pelicans ⓘ
springboks ⓘ
wildebeests ⓘ
zebras ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Etosha National Park → hasFeature → Etosha Pan ⓘ
Game Reserve No. 2 → contains → Etosha Pan ⓘ
Onkoshi Camp → locatedOn → Etosha Pan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edge of Etosha Pan
Onkoshi Camp → hasView → Etosha Pan ⓘ