About: Lake Oponona

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Lake Oponona (Ndonga: the one that swallowed up all the water) is a natural lake in the Uuvudhiya Constituency in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia. It is situated about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Etosha Pan and is the largest lake in the Cuvelai Basin. It holds water up to the following rainy season in a prosperous year. Because the lake maintains water for a long time a number of birds like flamingos and others temporarily move there when the oshanas (flood plains), swamps, and other wetlands dry up. There is also Oponona River situated at village of Ompundja Constituency.

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  • Der Oponono-See (englisch Lake Oponono) ist ein See im Norden Namibias in der Region Oshana. Er gehört zusammen mit der Etosha-Pfanne und dem Cuvelai-Feuchtgebiet zu dem international anerkannten Ramsar-Feuchtgebiet. (de)
  • Lake Oponona (Ndonga: the one that swallowed up all the water) is a natural lake in the Uuvudhiya Constituency in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia. It is situated about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Etosha Pan and is the largest lake in the Cuvelai Basin. It holds water up to the following rainy season in a prosperous year. Because the lake maintains water for a long time a number of birds like flamingos and others temporarily move there when the oshanas (flood plains), swamps, and other wetlands dry up. During the 2012/2013 drought Lake Oponona shrank by more than 500 metres (1,600 ft) due to thousands of cattle that were moved there to drink. There is also Oponona River situated at village of Ompundja Constituency. (en)
  • オポノノ湖(英語、Lake Oponono)とは、アフリカ大陸南西部に存在する湖の1つである。 (ja)
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  • Der Oponono-See (englisch Lake Oponono) ist ein See im Norden Namibias in der Region Oshana. Er gehört zusammen mit der Etosha-Pfanne und dem Cuvelai-Feuchtgebiet zu dem international anerkannten Ramsar-Feuchtgebiet. (de)
  • オポノノ湖(英語、Lake Oponono)とは、アフリカ大陸南西部に存在する湖の1つである。 (ja)
  • Lake Oponona (Ndonga: the one that swallowed up all the water) is a natural lake in the Uuvudhiya Constituency in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia. It is situated about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Etosha Pan and is the largest lake in the Cuvelai Basin. It holds water up to the following rainy season in a prosperous year. Because the lake maintains water for a long time a number of birds like flamingos and others temporarily move there when the oshanas (flood plains), swamps, and other wetlands dry up. There is also Oponona River situated at village of Ompundja Constituency. (en)
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