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...site. In fashion with the current trend in Southern Africa, there is talk of linking the two parks to form a massive trans-frontier park. ...Zambezian and Mopane woodlands]] on lower slopes in the south. At the edge of the river is floodplain habitat.

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...s and [[hippopotamus]]es. It is one of the best-known national parks in [[Africa]] for [[walking safari]]s. Founded as a [[game reserve]] in 1938, it becam ...], and as access to the park is only from that side, it is usually thought of as being wholly in Eastern Province.

...the second largest park in Africa and is home to over 55 different species of animals. ...reat West Road]] from [[Lusaka]] to [[Mongu]] which crosses the park north of its centre. Seasonal dirt roads also link from [[Kalomo]] and [[Namwala]] i

...tuated north-east of the famous [[South Luangwa National Park]], and south of the [[North Luangwa National Park]]. Like its neighbours, it is located in ...ottom of the valley than the [[Miombo]] woodland savanna which covers most of the country. The elevation is 500–700 metres above sea level. In some pla

...bezian flooded grasslands''' is an [[ecoregion]] of southern and eastern [[Africa]] that is rich in wildlife. ...o]] and [[mopane]] savannas and woodlands that extend east and west across Africa, in broad band from northern [[Botswana]] and [[Namibia]] in the west to [[

...ween the [[West Lunga River]] and [[Kabompo River]] about 10&nbsp;km north of the gravel road from [[Solwezi]] to [[Kabompo]], and covers about 1700&nbsp ...ational Council for Science and the Environment).2007.</ref> A few patches of [[Miombo]] woodland and grassland also exist in the park.

.../visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6926 "Seasonal Flooding in Southern Africa".] ''NASA/Visible Earth'', Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Respons ...]. It is a designated [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]], regarded as being of high conservation value.<ref>[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/ris/1ZM007_20

...rld Wildlife Fund]]'s [[Global 200]] classification scheme for terrestrial ecoregions, and the WWF [[freshwater]] bioregion classification for rivers, lakes and Zambia is in the '''Afrotropic''' [[biogeographic realm]] (or ecozone) of the scheme. Three terrestrial biomes are well represented in the country (w

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zambia: ...through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule with Kenneth Kaunda as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian p

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[[File:Zambia map of Köppen climate classification.svg|thumb|300px|Zambia map of Köppen climate classification.]] ...mid subtropical''''' or '''''tropical wet and dry''''', with small patches of '''''semi-arid steppe''''' climate in the south-west.

...view, and outline of the main wildlife areas or regions, and compact lists of animals focussing on prevalence and distribution in the country rather than ===Biomes and ecoregions===

...y]] (ZAWA) and the Barotse Royal Establishment, the traditional government of the [[Lozi people]]. [http://www.african-parks.org/Park_4_10_About+the+Park ...ssy plains dotted with woodland islands. Originally proclaimed by the King of Barotseland in the early 1880s, it was historically used as a royal hunting

...ogle.com Google Earth] accessed 1 September 2014.</ref> flooded to a depth of less than a meter in the rainy season (deeper in some lagoons and permanent ...m wide and their total area is around 6,500&nbsp;sq&nbsp;km. The elevation of the Kafue river falls 40&nbsp;m along the flats from 1030&nbsp;m at Itezhi-

...me|second largest freshwater lake]] in the world by volume, and the [[List of lakes by depth|second deepest]], in both cases, after only [[Lake Baikal]] ...and [[Zambia]], with Tanzania (46%) and DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the [[Congo River]] system and ultimately in

...rn [[Angola]], along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of [[Botswana]], then along the border between [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe to [[Mo ...hora Bassa Dam in Mozambique, which provides power to Mozambique and South Africa. There is also a smaller power station at Victoria Falls.