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Okavango
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O·ka·van·go  (k-vängg) also Cu·ban·go or Ku·ban·go (k-bängg)
A river of southwest-central Africa flowing about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) from central Angola to the Okavango Basin or Okavango Swamp, a marshy region of northern Botswana.
Okavango, Okovango [ˌəʊkəˈvɑːŋgəʊ]
n
(Placename) a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)
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