Makgadikgadi Pan

Makgadikgadi Pan is a vast salt-pan complex in northeastern Botswana, formed in the basin of the former Lake Makgadikgadi and including Sua and Ntwetwe pans.

Lake Makgadikgadi: A prehistoric lake that once occupied much of the Makgadikgadi Basin in southern Africa. Its contraction left the salt flats and sedimentary basin that define the modern pan complex.
Sua Pan: The eastern major salt pan of the Makgadikgadi complex in Botswana. It is one of the complex's two largest individual pans.
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park: A protected area in Botswana encompassing part of the Ntwetwe Pan and surrounding grasslands. It conserves wildlife habitat and a section of the western pan landscape.
Etosha Pan: A large saline depression in northern Namibia, surrounded by Etosha National Park. It is another southern African salt pan, but belongs to a separate basin.
Makgadikgadi Basin: A broad endorheic depression in Botswana that contains the Makgadikgadi salt pans. The pans occupy its lowest, internally drained areas.
Ntwetwe Pan: The western major salt pan of the Makgadikgadi complex in Botswana. It forms the other principal expanse alongside Sua Pan.
Nxai Pan National Park: A national park in Botswana centered on Nxai Pan, north of the main Makgadikgadi pans. It protects a neighboring pan and seasonal wildlife habitat within the wider basin.
Salar de Uyuni: The world's largest salt flat, located on the Bolivian Altiplano. Its high-altitude Andean setting contrasts with the low-lying Kalahari basin.
Okavango Delta: An inland delta in Botswana where the Okavango River disperses into the Kalahari without reaching the sea. Changing river connections helped shape the drainage history of the ancient lake basin.
Nata River: A river in northeastern Botswana that flows south toward Sua Pan. Its seasonal flow supplies water and nutrients to the eastern pan.

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