[:ja]ISSから撮影された、アフリカ・ボツワナの世界遺産、オカバンゴデルタです。

Credit: Takuya Onishi, JAXA
Credit: Takuya Onishi, JAXA

オカバンゴデルタは、北部のアンゴラから流れてくるオカバンゴ川がカラハリ砂漠の平坦な土地に流れ込んで作られた内陸デルタで、25000km^2の大湿地(大沼沢地)です。

乾燥したカラハリ砂漠の中で、オカバンゴデルタは広大なオアシスとなっており、さまざまな野生生物が生息しています。

ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る: LiVEARTH

[Earthview Wonders] No.86: Okavango Delta

ISS captured Okavango Delta, the World Heritage of Botswana, Africa.

Credit: Takuya Onishi, JAXA
Credit: Takuya Onishi, JAXA

The Okavango Delta is a very large, swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the Kalahari Basin.

Within the arid Kalahari Desert, Okavango Delta is a vast oasis with rich animal and plant life.

See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.86: Okavango Delta

ISS captured Okavango Delta, the World Heritage of Botswana, Africa.

Credit: Takuya Onishi, JAXA
Credit: Takuya Onishi, JAXA

The Okavango Delta is a very large, swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the Kalahari Basin.

Within the arid Kalahari Desert, Okavango Delta is a vast oasis with rich animal and plant life.

See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]