Sources Zambezi
the zambezi , river basin
the river rises in black marshy dambo in dense undulating miombo woodland 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of mwinilunga , 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of ikelenge in ikelenge district of north-western province, zambia @ 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level. area around source national monument, forest reserve , important bird area.
eastward of source, watershed between congo , zambezi basins well-marked belt of high ground, running east-west , falling abruptly north , south. distinctly cuts off basin of lualaba (the main branch of upper congo) of zambezi. in neighborhood of source watershed not defined, 2 river systems not connect.
the region drained zambezi vast broken-edged plateau 900–1200 m high, composed in remote interior of metamorphic beds , fringed igneous rocks of victoria falls. @ shupanga, on lower zambezi, thin strata of grey , yellow sandstones, occasional band of limestone, crop out on bed of river in dry season, , these persist beyond tete, associated extensive seams of coal. coal found in district below victoria falls. gold-bearing rocks occur in several places.
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