Makgadikgadi Pans region

E71997
geographical region salt pan complex wetland ecosystem

The Makgadikgadi Pans region is one of the world’s largest salt pan complexes, a vast, seasonally flooded expanse of shimmering flats and rich wildlife habitat in northern Botswana.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Makgadikgadi Pans 4
Makgadikgadi Pan 2
Makgadikgadi salt pan complex 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
salt pan complex ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
biodiversityImportance important breeding site for flamingos ⓘ
key habitat in southern African migratory routes ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Ntwetwe Pan ⓘ
Nxai Pan ⓘ
Sua Pan ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Makgadikgadi Pans region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Nxai Pan ⓘ
surface form: Nxai Pan National Park
country Botswana ⓘ
ecosystemType salt pan ⓘ
seasonal wetland ⓘ
formerFeature ancient lake bed ⓘ
Makgadikgadi Pans region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: paleolake Makgadikgadi
geologicalOrigin evaporation of an ancient inland sea ⓘ
hasSeasonalEvent wildebeest migration ⓘ
zebra migration ⓘ
hydrology seasonally flooded ⓘ
inhabitedBy Khoisan peoples ⓘ
surface form: Basarwa communities
locatedIn North-East District, Botswana ⓘ
surface form: northern Botswana
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
notableFor being one of the world’s largest salt pan complexes ⓘ
rich wildlife habitat ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
partOf Kalahari Basin ⓘ
Kalahari Desert ⓘ
salinity high ⓘ
supportsSpecies bat-eared fox ⓘ
brown hyena ⓘ
gemsbok ⓘ
greater flamingo ⓘ
jackal ⓘ
lesser flamingo ⓘ
meerkat ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ
ostrich ⓘ
pelican ⓘ
springbok ⓘ
wildebeest ⓘ
zebra ⓘ
surfaceType salt flats ⓘ
shimmering pans ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
cultural tourism with local communities ⓘ
quad biking on salt pans ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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Kalahari Desert → contains → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
Botswana → hasRegion → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pan
Kalahari Basin → contains → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pan
Makgadikgadi Pans region → containsProtectedArea → Makgadikgadi Pans region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
Makgadikgadi Pans region → formerFeature → Makgadikgadi Pans region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: paleolake Makgadikgadi
Ntwetwe Pan → locatedIn → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans
Ntwetwe Pan → partOf → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi salt pan complex
Sua Pan → partOf → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans
Sua Pan → partOf → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans system
Sua Pan → ecoregion → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalahari salt pans
Sua Pan → formsPartOf → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi salt pan complex
Nxai Pan → nearbyFeature → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans
northern Botswana → hasNotableFeature → Makgadikgadi Pans region ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Botswana
this entity surface form: Makgadikgadi Pans