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Zimbabwe

87.0 km (54.0 miles) SW of Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Approx. altitude: 1050 m (3444 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 19°N 154°W

Accuracy: 10 m (32 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: View to the West #3: View to the North #4: View to the East #5: GPS at the Confluence #6: Gys and Dewald at the Confluence

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  19°S 26°E (visit #2)  

#1: View to the South

(visited by Gys Vermeulen, Dewald Grobler and Petrus Crous)

03-Jul-2005 -- We were travelling in a convoy of five vehicles on the Hunter's Road that hugs the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana. The border between the two countries is an open one to allow animals to roam free. We were on the Botswana side. I visited this area on a previous occasion and decided to record the Confluence whenever I am in the vicinity again.

We stopped on the Hunter's Road about 1.2 km away from the Confluence. We walked through typical Mopane bushveld to the Confluence. There were indication of elephant activity everywhere, namely tracks, dung and broken branches.

On our way to and away from the Confluence we saw elephant, kudu, roan, sable, giraffe, oryx and fresh hyeana tracks. It was only later on when I tried to register the visit that I realised that the Confluence is actually in Zimbabwe.
 All pictures
#1: View to the South
#2: View to the West
#3: View to the North
#4: View to the East
#5: GPS at the Confluence
#6: Gys and Dewald at the Confluence
ALL: All pictures on one page
  Notes
In the Hwange National Park. The borderline with Botswana is passing about 1.2 km west of the Confluence.