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Ngami, Lake — Shallow lake, northwestern Botswana, north of the Kalahari Desert. It was a large lake, estimated at more than 170 mi (275 km) in circumference when the explorer David Livingstone sighted it in 1849. The lake varies in size with the amount of… … Universalium
Ngami, Lake — geographical name marshy depression NW Botswana N of Kalahari Desert; formerly a large lake … New Collegiate Dictionary
NGAMI, LAKE — a shallow sheet of water 50 m. long in S. Africa, on the borders of the Kalahari Desert, which is always changing its margin, is at one time, from the rains, sweet and drinkable, and at another time, from drought, saline; it is infested with… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Lake Makgadikgadi — is an ancient lake that existed in what is now the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. It may have once covered as much as 80,000 km² and been 30 m deep. The Okavango, Zambezi, and Cuando rivers once all emptied into the lake.Origin and… … Wikipedia
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Lake Ngami — Location Botswana Coordinates 20°30′S 22°40′E / … Wikipedia
Lac Ngami — Gravure (1857) d après le voyage de Livingstone Administration Pays … Wikipédia en Français
Lago Ngami — Coordenadas: 20°30′S 22°40′E / 20.5, 22.667 Lago Ngami … Wikipedia Español
Otjikoto Lake — Coordinates … Wikipedia
