Okavango Delta

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geographical feature inland delta tourist destination wetland

The Okavango Delta is a vast inland river delta in northern Botswana renowned for its rich wildlife, seasonal flooding, and status as one of Africa’s premier safari destinations.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Okavango Delta canonical 18
Okavango Delta wetlands 2
Okavango Basin 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
inland delta ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
approximateAreaSquareKilometres 15000 ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
conservationChallenge climate change ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
upstream water abstraction ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Botswana ⓘ
ecosystemType inland alluvial fan ⓘ
permanent marshes ⓘ
seasonal floodplains ⓘ
floodPeakSeason June to August ⓘ
floodWaterOrigin summer rains in Angola ⓘ
formedByRiver Okavango River ⓘ
governedBy government of Botswana ⓘ
surface form: Government of Botswana
knownForSpecies African buffalo ⓘ
African elephant ⓘ
African wild dog ⓘ
Nile crocodile ⓘ
cheetah ⓘ
giraffe ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
leopard ⓘ
lion ⓘ
over 400 bird species ⓘ
sable antelope ⓘ
wildebeest ⓘ
zebra ⓘ
locatedIn Kalahari Basin ⓘ
northern Botswana ⓘ
nearestTown Maun ⓘ
notableFor birdwatching ⓘ
mokoro canoe excursions ⓘ
rich wildlife ⓘ
safari tourism ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity subsistence fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
rainySeason November to March ⓘ
RamsarStatus Ramsar wetland of international importance ⓘ
riverFlowsInto Kalahari Desert ⓘ
riverFlowsThroughCountry Namibia ⓘ
sourceRiverOriginCountry Angola ⓘ
supportsCommunity Khoisan peoples ⓘ
surface form: Basarwa (San) people

Bayei people ⓘ
Hambukushu people ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2014 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageType natural site ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

Botswana → hasRegion → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Southern Africa → hasSubregion → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Kalahari Basin → contains → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Okavango River → mouthLocation → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Okavango River → emptiesInto → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Okavango River → flowsIntoEcoregion → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Okavango River → createsFeature → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Okavango River → associatedEcosystem → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango Delta wetland
World Heritage Sites in Africa → hasComponentSite → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Cuando Cubango Province → borderFeature → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango Basin
African fish eagle → rangeIncludes → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Kwando → partOf → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango–Zambezi wetland system
Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area → contains → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Bayei people → associatedWith → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Bayei people → economicTiesTo → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango Delta wetlands
Bayei people → culturalTiesTo → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango Delta wetlands
Bayei people → settlementArea → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango Delta floodplains
Bayei people → ethnogenesisRegion → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango–Kwando–Zambezi area
Bayei people → culturalLandscape → Okavango Delta ⓘ
red lechwe → notablePopulation → Okavango Delta ⓘ
northern Botswana → hasNotableFeature → Okavango Delta ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Botswana
northern Botswana → containsProtectedArea → Okavango Delta ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Botswana
northern Botswana → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Okavango Delta ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Botswana
Hambukushu people → primaryRegion → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango Panhandle
Hambukushu people → primaryRegion → Okavango Delta ⓘ
Hambukushu people → uses → Okavango Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okavango waterways
Maun → near → Okavango Delta ⓘ