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After the Zambezi, River Limpopo of eastern southern Africa is the second longest river draining into the Indian Ocean.
1 synonym for Crocodile River: Limpopo.
Le Limpopo (appelé Northern Transvaal de mai 1994 à août 1995 puis Province du Nord de 1995 à 2002) est une province de l'Afrique du Sud créée en 1994 dans le nord de l'ancienne province du Transvaal.
…the valleys of the Save, Limpopo, Incomáti, Umbelúzi, and Maputo rivers, although several pockets of fertile but heavy soil occur southwest of Inhambane.…
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The river is about 1,750 kilometres and its source is the confluence of Marico and Crocodile rivers.
Le Limpopo est un fleuve de l' Afrique australe, dont le nom signifie « fleuve des crocodiles ».
After its confluence with the Marico River , both rivers form the Limpopo River .
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It serves as a border for about 640 kilometres (398 mi), separating In the north-eastern corner of South Africa the river borders the The waters of the Limpopo flow sluggishly, with considerable silt content.
Limpopo River, river in southeast Africa that rises as the Krokodil (Crocodile) River in the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and flows on a semicircular course first northeast and then east for about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) to the Indian Ocean. The Crocodile River (Afrikaans: Krokodilrivier) is a river in South Africa.
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The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a group of Tsonga settlers led by Hosi Rivombo who settled in the mountainous vicinity and named the area after their leader.
The Limpopo River basin consists of 24 individual tributaries - 13 on the north bank and 11 on the south bank.
The drainage area of Limpopo River has decreased over The river flows in a great arc, first zigzagging north and then north-east, then turning east and finally south-east.
The Limpopo River rises in South Africa, and flows generally eastwards through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.
The central ridgeline of the Highveld is the major divide separating Zambezi from Limpopo-Sabi drainage.…
It then flows across the fertile Bushveld …
Except for a small area of internal drainage in the dry southwest, these three rivers carry the entire runoff of the country to the Indian Ocean via Mozambique.
In: Proceedings of the 8th South African National Hydrology Symposium, Pretoria, South Africa.
However, for management purposes, the Limpopo River Basin has been divided into 27 sub-basins (LBPTC 2010). Bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, the Limpopo province is tucked away at South Africa’s most northern tip.
…the Indian Ocean by the Limpopo system, whose major tributaries include the Krokodil, Mogalakwena, Luvuvhu, and Olifants rivers.
Antonyms for Limpopo River.