Kalahari Basin

23°S 21°E / 23°S 21°E / -23; 21

Kalahari Basin
Kalahari Depression
CountryAngola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
CitiesWindhoek
Characteristics
Area725,293 km2 (280,037 sq mi)[1]

The Kalahari Basin, also known as the Kalahari Depression, Okavango Basin or the Makgadikgadi Basin,[1] is an endorheic basin and large lowland area covering approximately 725,293 km2 (280,037 sq mi) — mostly within Botswana and Namibia, but also parts of Angola, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The outstanding physical feature in the basin, and occupying the centre, is the large Kalahari Desert.

The perennial river bifurcation of Selinda Spillway (or Magweggana River), on the Cuando River, connects the Kalahari basin to the Zambezi Basin.[2]

  1. ^ a b Ashton, Peter; Neal, Marian (2003). "An overview of key strategic issues in the Okavango basin". In Turton, A.R.; Ashton, P.J.; Cloete, T.E. (eds.). Transboundary Rivers, Sovereignty and Development: Hydropolitical Drivers in the Okavango. pp. 31–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.468.8632.
  2. ^ Is this Harry and Meghan's honeymoon hotel?. The Telegraph. 29 May 2018.