NASA satellite photograph showing the Barotse Floodplain as the bright green to dark blue central region.
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"Seasonal Flooding in Southern Africa".NASA/Visible Earth, Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC. Labels added by User:Rexparry_sydney
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Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
1 The Zambezi flowing north to south through the middle of the floodplain; 2 confluence of (left to right) the Lungwebungu, Southern Kashiji, Zambezi and Kabompo Rivers, marking the start of the floodplain; 3 end of the floodplain south of Senanga; 4 Ngonye Falls on the Zambezi; 5 Mongu, capital of Barotseland; 6 Lealui, seat of the Litunga on the floodplain; 7 Limulunga, seat of the Litunga during the flood; 8 swamps and floodplain of the Lungwebungu; 9 the Kabompo drains an area of Cryptosepalum dry forest; 10 Luena Flats (floodplain); 11 Luanginga River floodplain near Kalabo; 12 Lui River with narrow floodplain; 13 a broad floodplain which carries overspill from high floods of the Cuando River in Angola; 14 Cuando river and floodplain, on the border between Angola and Zambia; 15 Liuwa Plain National Park; 16 The flat sandy Miombo woodland west of Mongu features many pans; 17 Sioma Ngwezi National Park.
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