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NaturalRef. 1432

Okavango Delta

Natural World Heritage property in Botswana, inscribed in 2014 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

Okavango Delta, Botswana
Photo: Teo Gómez · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Chongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsM'banza-KongoMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRichtersveldRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSelous Game ReserveStone TownThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater19.400° S, 22.900° E
State Party
Botswana
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2014
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
20,236 km²
Location
Seronga
What it is
river delta, body of water
Next to
Okavango River
Reference
WHC 1432 · Wikidata Q650872

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Tsodilo, Botswana139 kmTsodiloBotswana · 2001CulturalKhami, Zimbabwe584 kmKhamiZimbabwe · 1986CulturalMatobo Hills, Zimbabwe598 kmMatobo HillsZimbabwe · 2003CulturalMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa743 kmMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2003CulturalKhomani Cultural Landscape, South Africa746 kmKhomani Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2017CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe796 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984Natural
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