Kavango
area, Namibia
Also known as: Okavango
Kavango, geographic region, northeastern Namibia. It is separated mostly by the Okavango River from Angola on the north, includes the western part of Namibia’s Caprivi Strip to the northeast, and is bounded by Botswana on the southeast and by the Owambo (Ovamboland) region on the west. Kavango covers an area of 16,100 square miles (41,700 square km). A generally flat area, it lies at an elevation of about 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above sea level...