The Okavango Delta, one of the world's very few vast inland river deltas that empties into an endorheic basin rather than an ocean, was inscribed as UNESCO's 1,000th World Heritage Site in which nation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Botswana
- Step 1: The Okavango River originates in the highlands of Angola and flows into the Kalahari Desert of northern Botswana, flooding 15,000 square kilometers seasonally.
- Step 2: In June 2014 at the 38th committee session in Doha, the Okavango Delta was officially inscribed as the milestone 1,000th site on the World Heritage List.
Answer
Botswana
Why not the others: 'Namibia' Namibia contains the Namib Sand Sea, a distinct desert World Heritage site; 'Zambia' Zambia contains the South Luangwa ecosystem and Victoria Falls; 'Zimbabwe' Zimbabwe hosts the Matobo Hills and Great Zimbabwe ruins.
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