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Etosha Game Park

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Etosha Game Park , c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), NW Namibia; est. 1928. It is one of Africa's largest game reserves and extends inland from the coast beyond the Etosha Pan to the Ovambo Omuramba River. The Omusati, Oshana, and Oshikoto regions border it on the north.

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