Barotse Floodplain

The Barotse Floodplain, also known as the Bulozi Plain, Lyondo, Ngulu, or the Zambezi Floodplain, is one of Africa's great wetlands, on the in the of .
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  • Type: Plain
  • Description: also known as the Zambezi Floodplain, a wetland on the Zambezi River
  • Also known as: Barotse Flood Plain”, “Barotse Plains”, and “Bulozi Plain

Barotse Floodplain

Latitude
-15.66667° or 15° 40′ south
Longitude
23.16667° or 23° 10′ east
Elevation
1,009 metres (3,310 feet)
Open location code
5GP585M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
921440
Wiki­data ID
Q4863069
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