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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of southwest-central Africa flowing about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from central Angola to the Okavango Basin or Okavango Swamp, a marshy region of northern Botswana.
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Examples
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A Namibian tributary of the Okavango is the Omatako River, which contributes no flow at all.
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Defying long-held beliefs about lions, Ma di Tau takes her brood across the water to an island in the Okavango Delta as she searches for safety and food.
'The Last Lions' Documentary Traces Botswana Lioness, Her Cubs 2011
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And now it is happening in Africa too, with plummeting numbers of many animals in the famed Masai Mara and Okavango Delta.
Community must be placed at the heart of African conservation | Damian Carrington 2011
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My husband and I and five other guests at Nxabega, a tented camp in Botswana's Okavango Delta, tucked ourselves under lap blankets in the back of the truck.
Lions, Leopards and Luxury Sara Clemence 2011
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Thanks to the veteran Africa specialists Ker & Downey, I added a new one to my life list last year: Zarafa, an ultra-exclusive camp (only four tents) near Botswana's Okavango Delta.
Dream Hideaways: The World's Top Microboutique Hotels Forbes Life Staff 2010
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Defying long-held beliefs about lions, Ma di Tau takes her brood across the water to an island in the Okavango Delta as she searches for safety and food.
'The Last Lions' Documentary Traces Botswana Lioness, Her Cubs 2011
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Getting to go into the Okavango Delta with a safari guide/tracker named Alwyn Myburgh.
Ross Szabo: Amber Tamblyn and David Cross Visit Peace Corps Botswana Ross Szabo 2011
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A new documentary from National Geographic traces the dramatic story of a lioness and her cubs struggling to survive in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.
'The Last Lions' Documentary Traces Botswana Lioness, Her Cubs 2011
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The plane crashed after take-off near an airstrip in north Botswana's Okavango Delta on Friday.
Botswana charter plane crash kills eight including two Britons 2011
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A new documentary from National Geographic traces the dramatic story of a lioness and her cubs struggling to survive in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.
'The Last Lions' Documentary Traces Botswana Lioness, Her Cubs 2011
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