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Physical map of Zambia highlighting major rivers, lakes, swamps, and national parks. Key features include the Zambezi River, Kafue Flats, Bangweulu Swamps, Lake Bangweulu, Lake Mweru, Lake Kariba, Victoria Falls, and national parks such as Kafue, South Luangwa, and North Luangwa. Surrounding countries-Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia-are also labeled.
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Southern Luangwa National Park

national park, Zambia
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Physical map of Zambia highlighting major rivers, lakes, swamps, and national parks. Key features include the Zambezi River, Kafue Flats, Bangweulu Swamps, Lake Bangweulu, Lake Mweru, Lake Kariba, Victoria Falls, and national parks such as Kafue, South Luangwa, and North Luangwa. Surrounding countries-Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia-are also labeled.
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Southern Luangwa National Park is located in northeastern Zambia and covers 6,000 square miles (15,540 square km). Established as a national park in 1972, it lies along the Luangwa River rift valley. The park's diverse vegetation includes miombo woodland, savanna, thickets, and grassland, bordered by riparian forests.

The park is home to abundant wildlife, such as monkeys, baboons, leopards, lions, elephants, zebras, black rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, kudus, elands, buffaloes, puku, wildebeest, wild dogs, hyenas, cheetahs, giraffes, and various antelopes. The Luangwa River also supports Nile crocodiles. Birdlife is plentiful, with species like storks, geese, cranes, and carmine bee-eaters. The park is accessible by air or road, with the main camp at Mfuwe.1

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