Nossob River

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The Nossob River is an ephemeral river in the Kalahari region of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, known for its usually dry sandy bed that supports rich wildlife viewing in the surrounding desert landscape.

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Nossob River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ephemeral river
intermittent river
river of Botswana
river of Namibia
river of South Africa
drainageBasin endoreic Kalahari basin
flowsThrough Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
flowsThroughProtectedArea Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
flowsThroughRegion Kalahari
linked to: Kalahari Desert
formsBorderBetween Botswana
South Africa
formsBorderWithin Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
hasCharacteristic ephemeral flow
flash floods after heavy rain
rare surface flow
sandy riverbed
supports desert wildlife
usually dry riverbed
hasCountryOnBank Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
hasEcosystemType arid savanna
desert riparian corridor
hasMouthIn Molopo River
hasNameInLanguage Nossob
hasSourceIn Namibia
Otjihavera Mountains
linked to: Naukluft Mountains
hasTourismActivity game viewing
photographic safaris
hydrologicalRegime ephemeral
isTributaryOf Molopo River
knownFor dry riverbed landscapes
predator sightings
wildlife viewing
locatedIn Botswana
Kalahari Desert
Namibia
South Africa
Southern Africa
partOf Molopo River basin
passesNear Mata-Mata area
linked to: Mata-Mata Rest Camp

Nossob Rest Camp
Twee Rivieren area
supportsSpecies brown hyena
cheetah
jackal
lion
oryx
raptors
springbok

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