The Okavango Delta is one of a very few large inland delta systems without an outlet to the sea, known as an endorheic delta, its waters drain instead into the desert sands of the Kalahari Basin. It is Africa’s third largest alluvial fan and the continent’s largest endorheic delta.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the few interior delta systems that do not flow into a sea or ocean, with a wetland system that is largely intact. [4] . All the water reaching the delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired.

The Okavango Delta is one of a very few large inland delta systems without an outlet to the sea, its waters draining instead into the desert sands of the Kalahari Basin. A unique attribute of this system is that the annual flooding event occurs in the dry season, so plants and animals have adapted their lifecycles to synchronize -

Jun 26, 2014 · This week UNESCO officially recognized the Okavango Delta in Botswana as its 1,000th World Heritage Site, putting it alongside iconic places such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon,...

The 1000th site to be inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2014, the Okavango Delta is an important wildlife area protected by both the Moremi Game Reserve, on its eastern edge, and the numerous wildlife concessions within Ngamiland.

The Okavango Delta comprises permanent marshlands and seasonally flooded plains in the northwest of Botswana. It is a rare wetland in that it is a major interior delta system that does not flow to the sea and has the unique characteristic of annual flooding during the dry season.

One of the most iconic natural areas on the planet, The Okavango Delta was listed as the 1000th World Heritage Site last Sunday at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar. Joining Ngamiland’s Tsodilo Hills on the World Heritage List, the Okavango Delta was recommended by IUCN, UNESCO’s advisory body on nature.

The Okavango Delta is home to some of the world’s most endangered species of large mammal, such as the cheetah, white rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, African wild dog and lion. This delta in north-west Botswana comprises permanent marshlands and seasonally flooded plains. It is one of the very few major interior delta systems that do.

The Okavango Delta is a huge inland delta, where the waters of the Okavango river disappear into the sands of the Kalahari desert without reaching the sea. It is the juxtaposition of this vibrant wetland with its arid desert surroundings which led to it becoming known as the ‘Jewel of the Kalahari’ (Ross, 2003).

Oct 2, 2023 · A potentially high risk of contamination has spurred UNESCO members to recommend setting aside even more of the Okavango Delta, the world’s largest wetlands, for conservation. An African...