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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Brian Ralphs, CC BY 2.0.
- 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 is located close to the border with South Africa next to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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 355 in the 2011 census. Vaalhoek is situated 4½ km northeast of Nossob River.
Nossob River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
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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”
- Bulgarian: “Носоп”
- Cebuano: “Nosop”
- Chinese: “诺索布河”
- Chinese: “諾索布河”
- Dutch: “Nossob”
- Finnish: “Nossob”
- Georgian: “ნოსობი”
- German: “Nossob”
- Hebrew: “ונהר נוסוב”
- Irish: “Abhainn Nossob”
- Japanese: “Nossob川”
- Japanese: “ノッソブ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nossob”
- Portuguese: “Rio Nossob”
- Russian: “Нособ”
- Spanish: “Río Nossob”
- Swahili: “Mto Nossob”
- Ukrainian: “Носсоб”
- Welsh: “Afon Nossob”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Koopan-Noord and Beginsil.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bokspits and Wit Draai Police Reserve.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nossob River”. Photo: Brian Ralphs, CC BY 2.0.