Zambezi River Delta

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

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Zambezi River Delta.

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

Topics:: Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams; Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport