Makgadikgadi Pans region
E71997
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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| 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
→
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| contains |
Ntwetwe Pan
→
Nxai Pan → Sua Pan → |
| containsProtectedArea |
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
→
Nxai Pan National Park → |
| country |
Botswana
→
|
| ecosystemType |
salt pan
→
seasonal wetland → |
| formerFeature |
ancient lake bed
→
paleolake Makgadikgadi → |
| geologicalOrigin |
evaporation of an ancient inland sea
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|
| hasSeasonalEvent |
wildebeest migration
→
zebra migration → |
| hydrology |
seasonally flooded
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|
| inhabitedBy |
Basarwa communities
→
|
| locatedIn |
northern Botswana
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|
| locatedOnContinent |
Africa
→
|
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s largest salt pan complexes
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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 (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kalahari Basin
("Makgadikgadi Pan")
→
Kalahari Desert → |
contains |
|
Makgadikgadi Pans region
("Makgadikgadi Pans National Park")
→
|
containsProtectedArea |
|
Makgadikgadi Pans region
("paleolake Makgadikgadi")
→
|
formerFeature |
|
Botswana
("Makgadikgadi Pan")
→
|
hasRegion |