- Kazungula
Kazungula is a small border town in the Southern Province of
Zambia , lying on the north bank of theZambezi River about 70 km west ofLivingstone , at a point where four countries meet. It is home to theKazungula Ferry across the 400 m wide river to the town ofKasane ,Botswana , one of the largest ferries in the region with a capacity of 70 tonnes. A bridge is planned to replace it.Kazungula lies just 2 km from the Livingstone-
Sesheke road which connects to theKatima Mulilo Bridge linking Zambia and Namibia. Kazungula is also headquarters of a district of the same name.Botswana has only 1.6 km of river frontage on the Zambezi, being sandwiched on the south bank between the extreme tip ofNamibia 'sCaprivi Strip andZimbabwe , hence the meeting point of four countries. TheChobe River , which divides Namibia and Botswana, enters the Zambezi at Kazungula.The Zimbabwe border post 4.5 km (by road) south-east of the Kazungula Ferry is also called Kazungula.
References
* [http//:earth.google.com Google Earth} accessed 1 March 2007.
* Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia" Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.
* Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000.
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