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Why are temperatures higher along the lower Zambezi River in Mozambique?
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Zambezi River
The Zambezi River basin and its drainage network.
Temperatures are higher along the lower Zambezi River in Mozambique primarily because the river descends from the Central African Plateau to the coastal plain. As the river moves to this lower elevation, its temperatures are determined more by its latitude and less by the cooling influence of altitude that characterizes its upper and middle courses.1