The Limpopo River

The Limpopo River rises in the interior of Africa, and flows generally eastwards towards the Indian Ocean. It is around 1,600 kilometers long (or 1,770 km according to another source).

The Limpopo is the second largest river in Africa that drains to the east after Zambezi River. The Limpopo river flows in a great arc, first zig-zagging northeast and north, then turning east and finally southeast. Then it serves as a border for about 640 kilometres, separating South Africa on the southeast bank from Botswana in the northwest and Zimbabwe on the north.

The main tributary is the Olifants/Letaba river (Elephant River). The port town of Xai-xai, Mozambique is on the river near the mouth. Below the Olifants, the river is permanently navigable to the sea, though a sandbar prevent large ships' access except at high tide.