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Limpopo River

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A major river of southern Africa, flowing roughly 1,750 kilometers in a broad arc through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique before reaching the Indian Ocean. It forms significant stretches of international border in the region.

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Flows Through

Botswana, Countries
Mozambique, Countries
Zimbabwe, Countries

Shaped By

Source Limpopo River (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Limpopo River
Wikidata Q173017, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Limpopo River (Wikipedia)
  • Flows Into: The Indian Ocean, Infobox: mouth
    Indian Ocean
  • Shaped By: Epeirogeny, Lead
    The change of the drainage divide is the result of epeirogenic movement that uplifted the surface north of present-day Limpopo River, diverting waters into Zambezi River.
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