Okavango Delta
Also known as Okavango Grassland, Okawango Basin
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Botswana
Inscribed
2014
Area
2,023,590 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Okavango Delta is about 360 km south-west of Livingstone. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tsodilo, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Maun · about 50,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Katima Mulilo · about 25,000 peopleabout 260 km north-east
- Sesheke · about 20,000 peopleabout 260 km north-east
- Victoria Falls · about 36,000 peopleabout 350 km north-east
- Livingstone · about 165,000 peopleabout 360 km north-east
- Rundu · about 58,000 peopleabout 370 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BotswanaCultural139 km away
Zambia, ZimbabweNatural352 km away
ZimbabweCultural584 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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