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Zambezi

The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers 1,390,000 km2 (540,000 mi2), slightly less than half of the Nile's.

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2nd source
Most distant source of the Zambezi-Lungwebungu system
Basin size
1,390,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi)
Countries
Zambia · Angola · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe
Length
2,574 km (1,599 mi)
Mouth
Indian Ocean
Nickname
Besi

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Delta

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Climate

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Tributaries

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Zambezi

Nodes236
Edges235
Triples375
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008475
Components1

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related to Further reading · 56
Zambezi → Africa, Beilfuss, Bento, Biodiversity Foundation, Bourgeois, Cahora Bassa, Case, Dorling Kindersley, Early History, ETH Seminar, Funding, Inc, Internat, International Freshwater Management, International Journal, ISBN, IUCN, Journal, Katombora, Kindersley Publishing
related to Etymology · 30
Zambezi → Bantu, Barros, Bons Sinais, By, Cuama, Cuama River, European, Gama, Good Omens, In, January, João, Luabo, Monomatapa, Most, Portuguese, Quama, Quelimane, Quá-Qua, Rio
related to External links · 23
Zambezi → Africa's, April, Archived, Expedition, February, Fighting Malaria, Home Page, Information, International Law Archived, LibraryThe Nature Conservancy's Great, Life, October, Retrieved, River, Rivers Partnership, September, The Zambezi SocietyMap, Water Resources, Wayback Machine, Wayback Machine Peace Palace
related to Conservation measures · 22
Zambezi → Angola, Botswana, Funding, German, However, Kavango, Lower Zambezi National Park, Mana Pools National Park, Matusadona National Park, Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, Namibia, Ngonye Falls National Park, Okavango Delta, Part, The, Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls National Park, Zambezi National Park, Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area
related to Lower Zambezi · 20
Zambezi → About, At, Cahora Bassa, Chinde, Each, Elsewhere, Here, Indian Ocean, Kongone, Lake Malawi, Luabo, Lupata Gorge, On, Only, Quelimane, Shire River, The, This, Timbwe, Zambezi's
related to Upper Zambezi · 18
Zambezi → Angola, Barotse Floodplain, Borassus, Chavuma Falls, Chifumage, Cryptosepalum, From, It, Kabompo River, Luena, Lungwebungu River, North-Western Province, The, This, Victoria Falls, Western Zambezian, Where, Zambia
related to Ecology · 15
Zambezi → Although, Buzi, Indian Ocean, Mangroves, Mozambican Civil War, Mozambique, Pungwe, Save Rivers, The, The Zambezi, They, Together, When, World Wildlife Fund's Zambezian, Zambezi's
related to Exploration · 14
Zambezi → António Fernandes, Arab, Central Africa, East African, Empire, European, Monomotapa, Ngami, Nyasa, Portuguese, The, The Zambezi, These, Zambezi River
related to history · 14
Zambezi → As, At, East African Rift's, Kafue, Late Pliocene, Limpopo River, Luangwa, Makgadikgadi Pan, Malawi, Meanwhile, Pleistocene, Shire River, The, Up
related to Delta · 13
Zambezi → April, Before, By, Cahora Bassa, Gwembe, Indian Ocean, Kafue, Kariba, Lake Malawi, Luangwa, March, The, Zimbabwe

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Zambezi2nd sourceMost distant source of the Zambezi-Lungwebungu system1.00infobox
ZambeziBasin size1,390,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
ZambeziCountriesZambia1.00infobox
ZambeziCountriesAngola1.00infobox
ZambeziCountriesNamibia1.00infobox
ZambeziCountriesBotswana1.00infobox
ZambeziCountriesZimbabwe1.00infobox
ZambeziCountriesMozambique1.00infobox
ZambeziLength2,574 km (1,599 mi)1.00infobox
ZambeziMouthIndian Ocean1.00infobox
ZambeziNicknameBesi1.00infobox
ZambeziRiver systemZambezi Basin1.00infobox
ZambeziSourceMain stem source. Zambezi Source National Forest1.00infobox
Zambezi• average(Period: 1971–2000)4,296.5 m3/s (151,730 cu ft/s) (Period: 1962–2002)4,134.7 m3/s (146,020 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Zambezi• average(Period: 1998–2022)4,217 m3/s (148,900 cu ft/s) (Period: 1971–2000)4,256.1 m3/s (150,300 cu ft/s) (Period: 1960–1962)3,424 m3/s (120,900 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Zambezi• average(Period: 1971–2000)2,653.9 m3/s (93,720 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Zambezi• average(Period: 1971–2000)1,313.6 m3/s (46,390 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Zambezi• average(Period: 1971–2000)1,066 m3/s (37,600 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Zambezi• coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Zambezi• coordinates12°40′34″S 18°24′47″E / 12.67611°S 18.41306°E / -12.67611; 18.413061.00infobox
Zambezi• coordinates18°34′14″S 36°28′13″E / 18.57056°S 36.47028°E / -18.57056; 36.470281.00infobox
Zambezi• elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)1.00infobox
Zambezi• elevation1,440 m (4,720 ft)1.00infobox
Zambezi• elevation0 m (0 ft)1.00infobox
Zambezi• leftKabompo, Kafue, Luangwa, Capoche, Shire1.00infobox
Zambezi• locationIkelenge District, North-Western Province, Zambia1.00infobox
Zambezi• locationMoxico Municipality, Moxico Province, Angola1.00infobox
Zambezi• locationZambezia Province and Sofala Province, Mozambique1.00infobox
Zambezi• locationZambezi Delta, Indian Ocean1.00infobox
Zambezi• locationMarromeu, Mozambique (Basin size: 1,377,492 km2 (531,853 sq mi)1.00infobox

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