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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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