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Showing posts with label Angola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angola. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2013

Zambezi river

               Zambezi river (Zambeze, Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is 1,390,000 square kilometres (540,000 sq mi). The 3,540-kilometre-long river (2,200 mi) has its source in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses that country to empty into the Indian Ocean. 
               The Zambezi's most well-known falls are: Victoria Falls, Chavuma Falls and Ngonye Falls. The main tributaries of Zambezi river are: Chifumage River, Luena River, Kabompo River, Lungwebungu River, Luanguingu River, Luampa River, Cuando River, Gwayi River, Sanyati River, Kafue River, Luia River, Luenha River, Shire River. Is crossing Katima Mulilo, Mongu, Lukulu, Livingstone, Sesheke, Victoria Falls, Songo, Kariba, Tete.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Namib Desert

                The Namib desert is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. 
                 The Namib desert's landmarks are: Namib-Naukluft National Park, Naukluft Mountains, Skeleton Coast, Spitzkoppe, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Sperrgebiet. Although the desert is largely unpopulated and inaccessible, there are year-round settlements at Sesriem, close to the famous Sossusvlei area, and other small outposts in other locations.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Luanda

           Luanda ( São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda) is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a metropolitan population of over 5 million. It is also the capital city of Luanda Province, and the world's third most populous Portuguese-speaking city, behind only São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, both in Brazil.
           The main landmarks are Palácio de Ferro, Universidade Agostinho Neto, National Bank of Angola, Museu da Escravatura, Hospital Josina Machel.

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