Lake Xau

Lake Xau is a lake that is sometimes a dry lakebed in . It is fed by the Boteti River and the . The lake has been described as "when it holds water,… one of the most important wetlands for waterfowl in Southern Africa".
Wikipedia
  • Intermittent lake
  • …has a surface elevation of around 910 metres (2,980 feet)
  • Description: lake in Botswana
  • Also known as
    “Dow Meer”
    “Lake Dow”
    “Xau”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kedia.
is a village in of . is situated 8 km southwest of Lake Xau.

Lake Xau

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Latitude
-21.30387° or 21° 18′ 14″ south
Longitude
24.76423° or 24° 45′ 51″ east
Open location code
5GC6MQW7+FM
Geo­Names ID
932956
Wiki­data ID
Q9383203

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Lake Xau” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “llagu Xau”
  • Asturian: “Xau”
  • Burmese: “ဆောင်ကန် (ရေကန်)”
  • Burmese: “ဆောင်ကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Lake Xau”
  • Chinese: “Xau湖”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اكساو”
  • Fulah: “Lake Xau”
  • Georgian: “ცკაუ”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Xau”
  • Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri Xau”
  • Japanese: “サウ湖”
  • Polish: “Xau”
  • Swedish: “Lake Xau”
  • Tswana: “Lekadiba la Xau”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Xau”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mopipi and Xhumo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mopipi Dam and Kedia Hill.

Botswana: Highlights

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