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Zambezi

The Zambezi is a river in Africa, about 2,574 km long. It flows through Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia. It is the fourth-longest river in Africa. In Angola, it is the second-longest river; in Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia, it is even the longest. Its drainage basin (1,570,000 km²) is the third-largest in Africa.

Length
2,574 km
Source
Lunda Plateau
Mouth
Indian Ocean
Drainage basin
1,570,000 km²
Mean discharge
7,000 m³/s
Continent
Africa

Countries

ZambiaMozambiqueZimbabweAngolaNamibia

Flows through

Lake KaribaCahora Bassa Reservoir

Tributaries

  1. 1Kafue1,577 km
  2. 2Luanginga816 km
  3. 3Luangwa770 km
  4. 4Kwando731 km
  5. 5Lungwebungu645 km
  6. 6Luena River516 km
  7. 7Gwayi486 km
  8. 8Kabompo410 km
  9. 9Shire402 km
  10. 10Luenha River328 km

Rivers nearby

  1. 1Lunsemfwa496 km
  2. 2Lukusashi344 km
  3. 3Luombwa331 km
  4. 4Mupamadzi313 km
  5. 5Sengwa River306 km
  6. 6Munyati562 km
  7. 7Metangua River334 km
  8. 8Lunga592 km
  9. 9Mazowe River400 km
  10. 10Lufupa344 km

Sources

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