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".
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  • Type: Intermittent lake
  • Description: lake in Botswana
  • Also known as: Dow Meer”, “Lake Dow”, and “Xau

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kedia.

Village
is a village in of . It is located 15 km south-west of a larger village, , and it has a primary school. The population was 793 in 2001 census. is situated 8 km southwest of Lake Xau.

Lake Xau

Latitude
-21.30387° or 21° 18′ 14″ south
Longitude
24.76423° or 24° 45′ 51″ east
Elevation
908 metres (2,979 feet)
Open location code
5GC6MQW7+FM
Geo­Names ID
932956
Wiki­data ID
Q9383203
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Xau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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
  • Japanese: サウ湖
  • Polish: Xau
  • Swedish: Lake 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.

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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 “Lake Xau”. Photo: Joachim Huber, CC BY-SA 2.0.