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	Makgadikgadi-Pans Lodges \| Botswana Accommodation \| Safari Lodges in Makgadikgadi-Pans
		The large pans of Makgadikgadi are the most visible remnants of a lake that has been formed more than five million years ago.
		Makgadikgadi was once a superlake some 30 metres (100 feet) deep, covering a massive area of 80,000² km (30,888² miles).
		Only a small section of pans occur within the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, and the largest pans in the world are outside the park boundaries.
	makgadikgadi-pans.botswana.co.za (308 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans Information - Botswana safari in Makgadikgadi
		The Makgadikgadi Pans are the residue of a great lake that once covered much of northern Botswana, fed by rivers carrying salts leached from the lake's catchment area.
		Because of their complementary natures regarding wildlife migrations, Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve and Nxai Pan National Park were established concurrently in the early 1970s, in the hope of protecting the entire ecosystem.
		Nxai Pan lies on the old Mpandamatenga Trail, which connected a series of boreholes and was used until the 1960s for overland cattle drives between Ngamiland and Kazungula.
	www.eyesonafrica.net /african-safari-botswana/makgadikgadi-info.htm (1565 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans National Park - Attractions - Tourism of Botswana
		The lesser-known Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is situated roughly halfway between Maun and Nata on the Francistown road in northern Botswana.
		Makgadikgadi, the name of which implies a vast open lifeless land, is not without its folklore.
		Both dry season and wet season visits to this park are recommended in order to witness the dramatic appearance of the pans at their driest and to experience the transformation to a water wonderland, and see the wildebeest and zebra migrations, in the wet season.
	www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /attractions/makgadikgadi.html (763 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Zambezian halophytics (AT0908)
		Kudiakam Pan, to the south of Nxai Pan, is devoid of macrophytic vegetation and the famous "Baines Baobabs" are situated on its shores.
		The flamingos migrate to the pans from Namibia and East Africa to feed on the newly hatched shrimps and crustaceans (greater flamingos) or on the flourishing blue-green algae (lesser flamingos) and to breed on the flat pans.
		Fences to the north of the Makgadikgadi Pans have similarly prevented the southwards migration of buffalo and zebra from the Okavango delta during the wet season leading to a massive decline in populations since 1987.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0908_full.html (3420 words)

	Wildlife Africa- Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana
		Filling up to a depth of a few centimeters, in years of heavy rainfall, the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are all that remains of a once ancient lake that covered much of northern Botswana, believed to be fed by the Zambezi and the Okavango Rivers.
		To the west of Sowa, Ntwetwe Pan is the biggest of the two.
		Between it and the Boteti River, the plains of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park teem with wildlife.
	www.wildlifeafrica.co.za /makgadi.html (258 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nxai Pan was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, but when the lake dried up it became one of the smaller, isolated lakes left behind.
		The shimmering salt pans of Makgadikgadi along with the Nxai Pans are believed to be the largest in the world.
		The Makgadikgadi pans are the remains of a once ancient lake and now form part of the route of Southern Africa's largest remaining migration.
	www.safaris-botswana.com /html/Destinations/Makgadikgadi-Pans.htm (431 words)

	Botswana Safari 2006 special (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nestled among the palms and acacias on Hyena Island, Makgadikgadi Camp, is located on the edge of the salt pans and adjacent to Makgadikgadi National Park.
		The Makgadikgadi Pans vary from a dry and dusty lunar landscape in the winter months to a large impenetrable inland lake during the rainy summer months.
		The pans have once again become an inland sea, the herds have arrived and the tracks are now dry, it is an amazing time of the year to visit this unique environment.
	www.botswanasafari.co.uk /safari_2006.html (618 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans safaris, lodges and wildlife tours
		Makgadikgadi is the largest salt pan in the world, and is now a designated national park.
		The name Makgadikgadi means "vast, lifeless land", a pertinent description of the pans, which are bordered by saline-and drought- tolerant vegetation, whereas the pans themselves sustain little or no vegetation.
		In the pan, animals stand out in startling fashion on the white salt, their legs shimmering and elongated through mirage caused by heat waves and glare.
	www.ecoafrica.com /african/travel/MakgadikgadiPans.html (601 words)

	Botswana Africa Travel, Travel to Botswana, Botswana Tourism, Makgadikgadi Pans Tours, Botswana Jack Camp, Wilderness ...
		Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve includes a portion of the 12000 sq km (4600 sq mile) Makgadikgadi Pans, which is the size of Portugal.
		Once these pans were one of the world's largest prehistoric lakes, they dried up only 10,000 years ago due to continual shifting of the earth's crust and formed the Pans of today - salt plains covered with grasslands and isolated "islands" of vegetation, baobab and palm trees.
		The pans are nearly devoid of human habitation and give one the feeling of true isolation though man has been around these parts from time immemorial.
	www.africa-safari.net /botswana/detailed-itineraries-botswana-makgadikgadi-pans.html (555 words)

	Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans National Park - Botswana
		The large pans of Makgadikgadi are the most visible remnants of a lake that has been formed more than five million years ago and it is probable that the pans held significant amounts of water for long periods of time as recently as 1 500 years ago.
		The Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pans National Park is situated roughly halfway between Maun and Nata on the Francistown road in northern Botswana.
		Two safari camps are situated on the edge of the western basin of the Makgadikgadi pans.
	www.places.co.za /botswana/makgadikgadi.html (411 words)

	Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
		The pan is only a portion of what used to be one of the largest inland lakes in Africa.
		The large number of small villages and the small stone age tools and other artifacts that can be found scattered around the islands (for example on Kubu Island), all point to the fact that the Makgadikgadi Pans have supported human habitation, and their livestock, for a very long time.
		Although these rains are short lived, in December another deluge turns the edges of the vast pans into waving fringes of green grassland where herds of wildlife converge to partake in the bounty.
	www.bushways.com /makg.html (306 words)

	Makgadikgadi Camp 1 hour from Gweta Lodge
		Gweta is situated 200km East of Maun on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans.
		Makgadikgadi Camp Lodge also operates mobile safaris and Makgadikgadi Pans adventure activities, such as Quad Bikes and Game drives from the Lodge.
		Makgadikgadi a vast relic of Africa's largest body of water and a hitherto unknown cradle of earliest man's genesis.
	www.dumelabotswana.com /gweta.htm (313 words)

	Tour Itinerary - Botswana and Falls Adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Makgadikgadi pan consists of two main pans, Namely Ntwetwe and Sowa pan, both of which are surrounded by a myriad of smaller pans.
		The abundance of established villages of the periphery and between the two main pans is ample evidence that the Makgadikgadi Pans have supported humans and their livestock for a long time.
		Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is situated 162 km east of Maun and 143 km west of Nata (to the left of the Makgadikgadi pans).
	www.iexplore.com /itinerary/feature_trip/51704 (3278 words)

	Tribes Travel - Makgadikgadi & Moremi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Makgadikgadi is a desert area, with extremes of temperature ranging from below freezing on winter nights to 50°C in summer.
		The pans flood in the rainy season, and the water may last anything from a week to a couple of months.
		Makgadikgadi Pans is a vast area of salt pans, the two largest being Sowa and Ntwetwe, which cover 12,000km2.
	www.tribes.co.uk /?MIS=438 (1076 words)

	Makgadikgadi Camp - Kalahari Desert - Botswana
		In this seemingly limitless expanse of scrub desert and pans, you will encounter animals and plants that are specially adapted to survive in such harsh conditions.
		Nxai Pan lies to the north of the Makgadikgadi Pans area, on the migration route of the great herds: a wide, grass-covered pan dotted with umbrella thorn trees.
		Just to the east of Kudiakam Pan, and south of Nxai Pan, is an impressive group of baobab trees, standing on the pioneers’ route to the swamps of the Okavango Delta.
	www.kalahari-desert.com /makgadikgadi_Pans_Kalahari_desert.asp (632 words)

	Botswana // Africa's finest. Naturally. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rainy Season: November to March the pans fill up and retain water until April or May. Much of the Makgadikgadi Pans area becomes inaccessible during the rainy season and the only way to see the spectacular flamingo flocks is by aircraft.
		It is extremely dangerous to venture into the pans during the rainy season unless you are with a guided experienced in the area.
		The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is situated roughly halfway between Maun and Nata on the Francistown road in northern Botswana.
	www.botswanatourism.org.uk /destination.php?id=7&PHPSESSID=550cca0889bf7b859ce78121f56999f8 (1999 words)

	Makgadikgadi salt pans - customised safaris and tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The lesser-known Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is situated halfway between Maun and Nata in northern Botswana.
		For the majority of the year, the pans are dry and desolate – the only remains of the vast super lake that once covered over 60 000 square kiometres of the area.
		Despite the inhospitable appearance, these pans also support a number of plains game and is the only place in Southern Africa where you are able to see a migration of tens of thousands of wildebeest and zebra, followed by predators.
	www.tamba-africa.co.za /bswn_makgadikgadi.html (432 words)

	African Encounter - Destinations Portfolio: The Kalahari
		Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pan NP The Makgadikgadi Pans are at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley that runs the length of Africa.
		The pans are also reputed to have once been part of the Zambezi Valley before geographical changes shifted the flow to its current course.
		Today, this vast area of salt pans are predominately dry, being interspersed with low-lying grass islands and in the wet season, becomes the destination of herds of migrating zebra.
	www.africanencounter.com /de/kal.shtml (1878 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans \| Makgadikgadi Camp Botswana
		Makgadikgadi has its own particular beauty, in summer when the rain has arrived the pans come to life, the birds and vegetation blossom, the migration comes to town, thousand upon thousand of zebras, enjoy your days watching the bird life, following the zebra or just relaxing looking at this vast expanse of water.
		From the life giving rain thundering from the heavens in summer, bringing life to the countless species of animal and plant life upon the plains, to the contrast of the winter with its dancing clouds and crystal night skies.
		To be able to sleep under the stars and open sky in the Makgadikgadi Pans is a treat for the soul.
	www.makgadikgadi.info (458 words)

	Botswana Makgadikgadi Pans safari
		Nxai Pan is a large grass plain with scattered acacia islands.
		Makgadikgadi is a large open grassy plain dotted with acacia and palm islands.
		The whole pan is surrounded by mopane scrubland.
	www.safaris-botswana.info /luxury.html (626 words)

	Makgadikgadi Lions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Makgadikgadi is a beautiful arid area of the Northern Kalahari most well known for its two vast saltpans Ntwetwe and Sua (the annual refuge for hundreds of thousands of water birds including lesser and greater flamingos).
		As the pans dry up in the middle of the year, the herds return to the riverbed once more to drink from the Boteti's permanent pools, the only legacy of the once impressive river that drained the entire Okavango.
		In the Makgadikgadi at present we have only two coalitions of adult males, if both of these were killed it would seriously compromise the viability of the population and the chances of both being killed are not insignificant.
	www.bornfree.org.uk /big.cat/bcatnews005.htm (1681 words)

	Places to Visit in Botswana and Wilderness Safari \| OnSafari.com
		The floor of some of the pans is vegetated with palatable grass species - an important source of grazing to animals such as zebra, springbok and impala.
		Herds of wildebeest and zebra are common during the wet season, but spread out in the grasslands of the Makgadikgadi and move to the Boteti River for water during the dry months.
		The pan itself is host to huge numbers of springbok, gemsbok and even impala, and in the wet season zebra and elephants migrate into the area and frequent the pan.
	www.onsafari.com /botswana_places.htm (1403 words)

	Good fences, good neighbors? Can Botswana simply cordon off the conflicts dividing ecotourism, cattle farming, and the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It was the dry season in north central Botswana, and Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, now bounded on the west by the fence, was stark and grim, its wildlife seemingly consigned to the dusty past.
		But the Makgadikgadi is not a veterinary fence; it is a "wildlife fence," the first of a new breed offence designed to reduce conflicts between people and wildlife.
		Specifically, it was built to stop lions from attacking cattle, to stop villagers from retaliating against the lions, and to protect the grazing land of the wildlife in the park from the cattle.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1134/is_5_115/ai_n16519927 (948 words)

	Makgadikgadi And Nxai Pans, Botswana Information \| Wilderness Lodge and Camp Accommodation
		The large pans of Makgadikgadi are the most visible remnants of a super-lake (an area of 80 000 square km) that started drying up almost 10,000 years ago.
		The majority of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is made up of grasslands that attract large numbers of browsers.
		In the dry season the pans are dramatic in its isolation and during the wet season it offers a spectacular water wonderland with its wildebeest and zebra migrations.
	www.thesafaricompany.co.za /Botswana_Makgadikgadi.htm (323 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans \| Maun \| Botswana... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Both dry season and wet season visits to the Makgadikgadi Pans are recommended in order to witness the dramatic appearance of the pans at their driest, when they appear hauntingly beautiful in their desolation.
		And to experience the wet season when the pans fill with water and attract a myriad of flamingos, pelicans, ducks and geese together with large herds of zebra wildebeest and game.
		The Boteti River forms the western boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, which is filled with natural wonders like the Baobab.
	www.krugerpark.co.za /africa_makgadikgadi.html (642 words)

	Mmegi Online \| Features
		MAKGADIKGADI: Despite the fatigue, blisters and aching feet that dominated the three-day Makgadikgadi pans 150 km walk, the event was a success.
		But this was dealt with psychologically until the next day of arrival at Makgadikgadi base camp.
		All this happened during the fourth Makgadikgadi Pans walk that took place from June 9-13.
	www.mmegi.bw /2006/June/Friday16/3681955331448.html (540 words)

	Makgadikgadi Pans - Botswana Safari Camps
		The Makgadikgadi salt pans are one of Botswana's most interesting and unique landscapes available to safari travelers.
		The pans are the remains of an ancient super-lake that covered 80,000 square kilometers, actually much of southern Africa, before it dried up thousands of years ago.
		Quad biking adventures out on the salt pans are exhilarating and walks with the San Bushmen provide insights into their ancient culture and survival skills.
	www.african-safari-botswana.com /makgadikgadi.htm (420 words)

	makgadikgadi pans: safari attractions in botswana - luangwa.net
		makgadikgadi pans: safari attractions in botswana - luangwa.net
		The main pans of Sowa, Nxai and Ntwetwe along with numerous small ones, fill up after the rain, drawing loads of animals, especially birds.
		It is thought that the makgadikgadi saltpans used to be a huge lake that dried up, only to be filled with water seasonally after rain.
	www.luangwa.net /countries/botswana/makgadikgadi.htm (108 words)

	Other Places of Interest in Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pans Region - Attractions - Tourism of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In December of 1992 the area of the Nxai Pan National Park was extended south to the main Gweta/Maun road, so it adjoins the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve, which was renamed "The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park" to form one vast area covering just under 7,500km
		Sowa pan and the western Ntwetwe are important breeding sites for both greater and lesser flamingos who migrate here from Etosha in neighbouring Namibia and as far as East Africa.
		There are very few rock islands in the Makgadikgadi, but in southern Sowa a scattering of granite islands lie on the white surface like beached whales.
	www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /attractions/other4.html (650 words)

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