Lake Makgadikgadi
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lake-makgadikgadi-206-3674334
title:
Lake Makgadikgadi
text:
Lake Makgadikgadi was a paleolake that existed in what is now the Kalahari Desert in Botswana from 2,000,000 years BP to 10,000 years BP. It may have once covered an area of from 80,000 to 275,000 km and was 30 metres (98 ft) deep. The Okavango, Upper Zambezi, and Cuando rivers once all emptied into the lake. Its remains are seen in the Makgadikgadi salt pans, one of the largest salt pans in the world. DNA research suggests the lake region is the homeland of Homo sapiens, where humans first evo
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description:
Former lake (paleolake) in Botswana
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Makgadikgadi
date created:
2004-03-09T22:53:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:38:31Z
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