Nossob River
The Nossob River is a dry river bed in eastern Namibia and the Kalahari region of South Africa and Botswana. It covers a distance of 740 km and last flooded in 1989. The river also lends its name to Nossob camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
- Type: Intermittent stream
- Description: river in South Africa
- Also known as: “Nosob”, “Nosob River”, “Nossop”, and “Nossop River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bokspits and Vaalhoek.
Bokspits
Village
Bokspits is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is the southernmost village in Botswana and has a border post with South Africa near the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The population counted 705 in the 2022 census.
Vaalhoek
Village
Vaalhoek is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is located at the southern tip of Botswana near Bokspits, close to the border with South Africa, and it has a primary school. The population counted 588 in the 2022 census. Vaalhoek is situated 4½ km northeast of Nossob River.
Nossob River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.9° or 26° 54′ south
Longitude
20.68333° or 20° 41′ east
Elevation
860 metres (2,822 feet)
Open location code
5G524M2M+28
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Satellite Map
Discover Nossob River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Nossob River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Nossobrivier”
- Arabic: “نهر نوسوب الجاف”
- Bulgarian: “Носоп”
- Cebuano: “Nosop”
- Chinese: “諾索布河”
- Chinese: “诺索布河”
- Dutch: “Nossob”
- Finnish: “Nossob”
- Georgian: “ნოსობი”
- German: “Nossob”
- Hausa: “Kogin Nossob”
- Hebrew: “ונהר נוסוב”
- Irish: “Abhainn Nossob”
- Japanese: “Nossob川”
- Japanese: “ノッソブ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nossob”
- Portuguese: “Rio Nossob”
- Russian: “Нособ”
- Somali: “Webiga Nossob”
- Spanish: “Río Nossob”
- Swahili: “Mto Nossob”
- Tswana: “Noka ya Nossob”
- Ukrainian: “Носсоб”
- Welsh: “Afon Nossob”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bokspits and Wit Draai Police Reserve.
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