Okavango River
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The Okavango River is a major river in southwest Africa that famously fans out into the vast Okavango Delta, one of the world’s largest inland wetlands and a critical wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Okavango River canonical | 6 |
| Chobe River (via Linyanti/Chobe system) | 1 |
| Kavango River | 1 |
| Okavango River Basin | 1 |
| Okavango River basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Okavango River Context triple: [Southern Africa, hasMajorRiver, Okavango River]
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A.
Kafue River
The Kafue River is one of Zambia’s major rivers, flowing through the Kafue Flats and Kafue National Park before joining the Zambezi and supporting significant hydropower, agriculture, and wildlife habitats.
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B.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.
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C.
Kama River
The Kama River is a major waterway in western Russia that serves as one of the largest and most significant tributaries of the Volga River.
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D.
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River is a major river in southern Africa that flows eastward from central southern Africa to the Indian Ocean, forming parts of the borders between several countries including South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Luangwa River
The Luangwa River is a major river in eastern Zambia renowned for its rich wildlife, extensive floodplains, and role in supporting several important national parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Okavango River Target entity description: The Okavango River is a major river in southwest Africa that famously fans out into the vast Okavango Delta, one of the world’s largest inland wetlands and a critical wildlife habitat.
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A.
Kafue River
The Kafue River is one of Zambia’s major rivers, flowing through the Kafue Flats and Kafue National Park before joining the Zambezi and supporting significant hydropower, agriculture, and wildlife habitats.
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B.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.
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C.
Kama River
The Kama River is a major waterway in western Russia that serves as one of the largest and most significant tributaries of the Volga River.
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D.
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River is a major river in southern Africa that flows eastward from central southern Africa to the Indian Ocean, forming parts of the borders between several countries including South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Luangwa River
The Luangwa River is a major river in eastern Zambia renowned for its rich wildlife, extensive floodplains, and role in supporting several important national parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international river of Africa
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OKACOM for basin commission ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cuito River
ⓘ
surface form:
Cubango River
|
| associatedEcosystem |
Okavango Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Okavango Delta wetland
|
| basinCountry |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Namibia ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryTraversed |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Namibia ⓘ |
| createsFeature | Okavango Delta ⓘ |
| doesNotEmptyInto | ocean ⓘ |
| drainageType | endorheic ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance | supports high biodiversity in Okavango Delta ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Okavango Delta
ⓘ
endorheic basin ⓘ |
| floodSeasonTiming | floods Okavango Delta during Southern Hemisphere winter ⓘ |
| flowsIntoEcoregion | Okavango Delta ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Caprivi Strip ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Angola and Namibia
ⓘ
Namibia and Botswana ⓘ |
| governedBy | Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | inland delta forming river ⓘ |
| importance |
critical water source in arid Kalahari region
ⓘ
major wildlife habitat support ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large inland wetland system
ⓘ
seasonal flooding of Okavango Delta ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1,000 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1,600 km ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
southwestern Africa ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Cuito River
ⓘ
surface form:
Cubango River
Cuito River ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Kalahari Basin
ⓘ
Okavango Delta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Okavango River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Okavango River Basin
|
| passesThrough |
Kalahari Desert
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surface form:
Kalahari Desert region
|
| sourceLocation |
Angola
ⓘ
Bié Plateau ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change impacts
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water abstraction projects ⓘ |
| waterSource | summer rains in central Angola ⓘ |
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Subject: Okavango River Description of subject: The Okavango River is a major river in southwest Africa that famously fans out into the vast Okavango Delta, one of the world’s largest inland wetlands and a critical wildlife habitat.
Referenced by (10)
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