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Chobe National Park

National Park

Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park and its most biologically diverse, located in the country's north along the wetlands of the Chobe River, which flows east toward Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River. It is Botswana's third largest national park and forms part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, partially bordering Namibia's Caprivi Strip, and it is especially known for large elephant herds that congregate along the Chobe River floodplain. The park's wetland and floodplain habitat supports dense concentrations of hippopotamus, Cape buffalo and a wide range of birdlife alongside its elephant population.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1967 1
Area (sq km)
11,700 1
IUCN Category
Ib 1
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Botswana, Countries

Chobe National Park was Botswana's first national park.

Source Chobe National Park (Wikipedia)
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1. Chobe National Park (Wikipedia)
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    is Botswana\u0027s first national park, and also its most biologically diverse
  • Infobox, established
    1967
  • Infobox, area_km2
    11,700
  • Infobox, iucn_category
    II
  • Associated With: Botswana, Lead section
    Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also its most biologically diverse.
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