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Image: Zambezi Barotse floodplain

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Description: NASA false-colour image of the upper Zambezi and Barotse (Balozi) floodplain in extreme flood in 2003, water shows as dark areas. Blue numbers are rivers: 1 Zambezi source, 2 Zambezi at Chavuma Falls, 3 at start of Barotse Floodplain, 4 at end of the floodplain at the Kalongola Ferry, 5 at Ngonye Falls. Tributaries: 6 Chifumage, 7 Luena, 8 Lungwebungu, 9 Kabompo, 10 Luampa, 11 Luanguinga, 12 Lui, 13 Cuando. Towns (white numbers): 14 Mwinilunga, 15 Cazombo, 16 Zambezi, 17 Lukulu, 18 Limulunga, 19 Lealui, 20 Mongu, 21 Senanga, 22 Sioma..
Title: Zambezi Barotse floodplain
Credit: Base is NASA image in public domain NASA: "Visible Earth" website accessed 1 March 2007 Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC.
Author: Rexparry_Sydney added overlay of labels/Symbols
Permission: See NASA terms of use on website above
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