| They entered these great thirstlands at the driest time of year, drawn by what they perceived as large lakes of sparkling water on the horizon. |
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| The Himba migrated into the area from central Africa and tend their stock in these thirstlands. |
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| It is fed by the Okavango river, which gradually widens into lakes and swamps before drying up in the thirstlands of the Kalahari. |
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| Flying is the only way to get the measure of Kaokoland and Damaraland, the spectacular thirstlands of Namibia that run south from the Angolan border along the Skeleton Coast. |
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| The first Commissie Trek went westwards into the thirstlands of what is now South West Africa, and came back with a disappointing report about its aridity. |
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| The Okavango's unpredictable waterways find their way over the thirstlands of northwestern Botswana, creating a lush delta of tree-fringed islands and secret channels. |
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