Limpopo [1] (in the upper course Crocodile [1] ) is a river in South Africa on the territory of South Africa , Botswana , Zimbabwe and Mozambique .
| Limpopo | |
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 Limpopo in Mozambique | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 1750 km |
| Pool | 440,000 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | river confluence: Mariko and Crocodile |
| • Location | Witwatersrand |
| • Height | 1800 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
| • Height | 0 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Indian Ocean |
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Description
Etymology unknown. The Boers called it the “crocodile river” because of the abundance of crocodiles. [2]
It starts south of Pretoria in the Witwatersrand Mountains (1800 m), then crosses the Moghali Mountains and takes the Mariko tributary. Passing 1,750 km and taking in many tributaries, it flows into the Indian Ocean north of the Gulf of Delagoa .
Formed at the confluence of the Mariko and Crocodile rivers. [3]
There are several rapids on the river, it flows in zigzags and serves as a natural border between several countries. The length of the river is 1,750 kilometers, and the catchment area is 440,000 square kilometers. The main tributary of the Limpopo is the Elephantis . Kruger National Park is located northeast of the river.
Limpopo is navigable for 160 km [4] , from the place where it is in, around 32 ° c. d., falls to Mwenzie (also called Nuanetsi [5] ).
In literature
In Russian children's literature, Limpopo is mentioned in the fairy tale of Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky “ Aybolit ”.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Limpopo // Dictionary of geographic names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - p. 198.
- ↑ Nikonov V. A. A brief toponymic dictionary. M., 1966
- ↑ South Africa. Reference card GUGK. 1980
- ↑ The river is navigable to the mouth of the Nuanetsi for 160 kilometers.
- ↑ Limpopo is navigable from the point where it, under 32 ° east longitude, connects with Nuanetsi.