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Zambezi River Delta

One of Africa’s largest river systems reaches the Indian Ocean with less water and sediment today than in the past.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Robert Simmon, using Landsat 8 data from the USGS Earth Explorer. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published December 12, 2013
Data acquired August 29, 2013

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Topics:
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport