Lake Ngami
Lake Ngami is an endorheic lake in Botswana, north of the Kalahari Desert. It is seasonally filled by the Taughe River, an effluent of the Okavango River system flowing out of the western side of the Okavango Delta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake (intermittent)
- Description: endorheic basin in Botswana
- Also known as: “Ngami”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sehithwa and Botlhatlogo.
Sehithwa
Village
Sehithwa is a village in North-West District of Botswana. It is located in the southern part of the district, close to Lake Ngami. The population was 1,478 in 2001 census.
Botlhatlogo
Village
Botlhatlogo is a village in North-West District of Botswana. It is located in the southern part of the district, close to the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami, and has a primary school. The population was 467 in 2001 census. Botlhatlogo is situated 8 km south of Lake Ngami.
Lake Ngami
- Categories: endorheic lake and body of water
- Location: Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.48573° or 20° 29′ 9″ southLongitude
22.72869° or 22° 43′ 43″ eastElevation
927 metres (3,041 feet)Open location code
5GF4GP7H+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 222317797OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Ngami from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Lake Ngami” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Ngamimeer”
- Basque: “Ngami aintzira”
- Bulgarian: “Нгами”
- Burmese: “ဂါမိကန်”
- Catalan: “Llac Ngami”
- Cebuano: “Lake Ngami”
- Chinese: “恩加米湖”
- Czech: “Ngami”
- Dutch: “Ngamimeer”
- Finnish: “Ngamijärvi”
- French: “lac Ngami”
- French: “Lac Ngami”
- Georgian: “ნგამი”
- German: “Ngami-See”
- German: “Ngamisee”
- Hausa: “Tafkin Ngami”
- Hungarian: “Ngami-tó”
- Indonesian: “Danau Ngami”
- Italian: “Lago Ngami”
- Japanese: “ヌガミ湖”
- Japanese: “ンガミ湖”
- Latvian: “Nami ezers”
- Latvian: “Ngami ezers”
- Lithuanian: “Ngami”
- Lithuanian: “Ngamio ežeras”
- Lithuanian: “Ngamis”
- Malagasy: “farihy Ngami”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ngami”
- Polish: “Ngami”
- Portuguese: “Lago Ngami”
- Russian: “Нгами”
- Slovenian: “Ngami (jezero)”
- Slovenian: “Ngami”
- Spanish: “Lago Ngami”
- Spanish: “Ngami”
- Swedish: “Ngami”
- Swedish: “Ngamisjön”
- Tswana: “Letsha la Ngami”
- Turkish: “Ngami Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Нгамі”
- Welsh: “Llyn Ngami”
- Wu Chinese: “恩加米湖”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bodibeng and Toteng.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sehithwa Police Station.
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