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Okavango Delta

2020 JUL 3

Preliminary   > Geography   >   Places in news   >   Places in news

IN NEWS:

  • The carcasses of more than 400 elephants have been discovered north of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

ABOUT THE DELTA:

  • The Okavango Delta (or Okavango Grassland) in Botswana is a swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari Desert.
  • All the water reaching the delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired and does not flow into any sea or ocean.
  • The area was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that has mostly dried up.
  • In 2014, the Okavango Delta became the 1000th site to be officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
  • The area is rich in biodiversity with large populations of elephants, Hippos, Cheetas, Rhinoceros etc.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. Okavango Delta, recently in news, is located in:

  1. Botswana
  2. Kenya
  3. Nigeria
  4. Egypt

Answer to Prelims question