Okavango

geographical name

Oka·​van·​go ˌō-kä-ˈväŋ-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Okavango (audio)
variants or Portuguese Cubango
river 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southwest central Africa rising in central Angola and flowing south and east to empty into the Okavango Swamps (great marsh area north of Lake Ngami in northwestern Botswana)

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“Okavango.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Okavango. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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