Zambezi River Delta

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

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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