Landforms of Angola - Islands of Angola, Lakes of Angola, Mountains of Angola, Rivers of Angola, Volcanoes of Angola, Congo River, Zambezi (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Islands of Angola, Lakes of Angola, Mountains of Angola, Rivers of Angola, Volcanoes of Angola, Congo River, Zambezi, Okavango River, Cuando River, Cunene River, Cuanza River, Catoca Diamond Mine, Kasai River, Lungwebungu River, Chiloango River, Kwango River, Mount Moco, Kwanda Island, Bi Plateau, Epupa Falls, Dilolo Lake, List of Rivers of Angola, Rio Quicombo, Luanginga River, Luena River, Angola, Baia Dos Tigres, Serra de Chella. Excerpt: The Zambezi (also spelled Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is 1,390,000 square kilometres (540,000 sq mi), slightly less than half that of the Nile. The 3,540-kilometre-long river (2,200 mi) has its source in Zambia and flows through Angola, along the borders of Namibia, Botswana, Zambia again, and Zimbabwe, to Mozambique, where it empties into the Indian Ocean. The Zambezi's most spectacular feature is the beautiful Victoria Falls. Other notable falls include the Chavuma Falls at the border between Zambia and Angola, and Ngonye Falls, near Sioma in Western Zambia. There are two main sources of hydroelectric power on the river. These are the Kariba Dam, which provides power to Zambia and Zimbabwe and the Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique which provides power to both Mozambique and South Africa. There is also a smaller power station at Victoria Falls. The river rises in a black marshy dambo in north-western Zambia, in undulating miombo woodland, quite dense in parts, about 1,524 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. Eastward of the source, the watershed between the Congo and Zambezi basins is a well-marked belt of high ground, falling abruptly north and south, and running nearly east-west. This distinctly cuts off the ba... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=102930