makgadikgadi salt pans

The Makgadikgadi "meaning vast,open, and lifeless land" Salt Pans used to be a great lake, which has nowbeen dry for five million years. Because it rains annually, the grasses become greener, attracting the last species of Zebra and Wildebeest in Southern Africa, and a plethora of gameand birdlife. http://www.southerndestinations.com/destinations/botswana/makgadikgadi_pans. Makgadikgadi pans being the size of Portugal,comprises of the Sua, Ntwetwe and Nxai Pans,and is the largest salr pan in the world, being only a portion of what used to be then largest inland lakes in Africa. http://www.bushways.com/makg.html Located in the northern central region of Botswana; it is characterised by an endless horizon of flat, salt pan stretching into the distance, surrounded on the extreme fringes, by low scrub. http://www.infotour_africa.com/botswana/botswana_highlights_makgadikgadi.html. Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are the pride of Botswana, as they are the only Salt Pans in Sub Saharan Africa.They attract a lot of tourists, and bring in a lot of income through tourism, as they come in to see the amazing sunsets and wildlife.They are really the jewel of Africa, and the pride of our country, as they attract a plethora of flora and fauna.