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April 30, 2023 - Kafue Flats and Lake Manyeke, Zambia

   Kalue River, Lake Manyeke, Zambia
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   The Kafue River is the longest river flowing entirely within Zambia.
   Winding across more than 1500 kilometers (900 miles), it passes through
   a vast, shallow floodplain known as the Kafue Flats. These flats are
   inundated annually during the rainy season, creating a pulsing flow of
   water that is the heart of the people and the ecosystem.

   More than 2,6000 hectares of land along the Kafue River and flats have
   recently been recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and also
   contain a Ramsar site and an Important Bird Area. The region is bounded
   by a national park as well as the large but shallow Manyeke Lake (also
   called Chunga Lagoon). More than 400 species of birds have been
   recorded along the Flats, and the region is home to zebra, buffalo, and
   an endemic small antelope known as the Kafue lechwe.

   Although tourism occurs, especially by birders wanting to catch sight
   of rarities that are abundant here, tourism infrastructure is nearly
   absent, so tourism dollars are scarce. Instead, the region is used
   primarily for cattle grazing by natives who practice traditional
   pastoral culture, fishing, and agriculture.

   Oh April 27, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a false-color image of
   the Kafue River, Kafue Flats, and Lake Manyeke. This type of image
   makes it easy to separate water (blue) from vegetated land (bright
   electric green) and non-vegetated land, which appears tan. In the lower
   left corner, a bit of Lake Kariba, which sits across the border of
   Zambia and Zimbabwe, can also be seen.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 4/27/2023
   Resolutions:  1km (142.7 KB),  500m (355.3 KB),  250m (219.6
   KB)
   Bands Used: 7,2,1
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-04-30
 
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