|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Limpopo
Limpopo, Botswana‐Mozambique‐South Africa‐Zimbabwe A province in South Africa, until 2002 known as Northern Province and before that as Northern Transvaal Province, and a river. The river rises in South Africa where it is known as the Crocodile River, and originally to the Boers as the Krokodil Rivier. When joined by the Marico River it becomes the Limpopo, possibly from the Ndebele ilimphopho ‘river of the waterfall’, ‘water running over rocks’ or ‘rushing water’. The Zulu name is Ukupopoza ‘to rush’ and the Mozambicans call it Mogombene Mele. When discovered by the Portuguese in 1498 it was named the Rio Cobre ‘Copper River’, a reference to the copper found along the coast.
|
|
|
Cite this article
JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Limpopo." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Limpopo." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Limpopo.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Limpopo." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Limpopo.html |
|
Limpopo
Limpopo , river, c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) long, rising in Limpopo prov., South Africa. It flows in a great arc, first north (forming part of the South Africa–Botswana border), then east (forming the South Africa–Zimbabwe border), and finally southeast through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. The upper Limpopo is also known as the Krokodil, or Crocodile. The river's main tributary, the Olifants, enters the Limpopo c.130 mi (210 km) from its mouth; below this point the Limpopo is permanently navigable. The lower Limpopo waters a fertile and heavily populated region. |
|
|
Cite this article
"Limpopo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Limpopo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Limpopo.html "Limpopo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Limpopo.html |
|
Limpopo
Limpopo Province in n South Africa, formerly Northern Province (renamed 2002); the capital is Pietersburg. Northern Province was formed from the n part of the former province of Transvaal in 1994. Area: 123,280sq km (46,970sq mi). Pop. (2002 est.) 5,857,622.
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Limpopo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Limpopo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Limpopo.html "Limpopo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Limpopo.html |
|
Limpopo
Limpopo •capo • Gestapo
•Aleppo, depot
•downtempo, tempo, uptempo
•Expo
•cheapo, Ipoh, peep-bo, repo
•hippo
•hypo, typo
•oppo, topo, troppo
•compo • Limpopo
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Limpopo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Limpopo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Limpopo.html "Limpopo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Limpopo.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
