44:
59:
661:
247:
342:, the Cunene traverses a swampy plain, inundated during high water, and containing several small lakes at other times of the year. From this swampy region divergent branches run S.E. They are mainly intermittent, but the Kwamatuo, which leaves the main stream in about 15° 8′ E., 17° 15′ S., flows into a large marsh or lake called
402:
On
November 23, 2012, hundreds of Himba and Zemba from Omuhonga and Epupa region protested in Okanguati against Namibia's plans to construct a dam in the Kunene River in the Baynes Mountains, against increasing mining operations on their traditional land and human rights violations against them.
353:
On leaving the swampy region the Cunene turns decidedly to the west, and descends to the coast plain by a number of cataracts, of which the chief (in 17° 25′ S., 14° 20′ E.) has a fall of 330 ft. The river becomes smaller in volume as it passes through an almost desert region with little or no
388:, titled "Declaration of the most affected Ovahimba, Ovatwa, Ovatjimba and Ovazemba against the Orokawe Dam in the Baynes Mountains," which outlines the fierce objections against the dam from the traditional Himba chiefs and communities that reside near the Kunene River.
406:
On March 25, 2013, over a thousand Himba and Zemba people marched in Opuwo to protest once more against
Namibia's plans to build the Orokawe dam in the Cunene River without consulting with the indigenous peoples that do not consent to the construction plans.
354:
vegetation. The stream is sometimes shallow and fordable, at others confined to a narrow rocky channel. Near the sea the Cunene traverses a region of sand-hills, its mouth being completely blocked at low water. The river enters the
375:
who would have been most affected by the construction of the dam, the dam would threaten the local ecosystem and therefore the economic basis of the Himba. During
February 2012, traditional Himba chiefs issued a declaration to the
366:
The
Namibian government proposed in the late 1990s to build the Epupa Dam, a controversial hydroelectric dam on the Cunene. In 2012 the Governments of Namibia and Angola announced plans to jointly build the Orokawe dam in the
887:
F. C. de Moor; H. M. Barber-James; A. D. Harrison; C. R. Lugo-Ortiz (2000). "The macroinvertebrates of the Cunene River from the
Ruacana Falls to the river mouth and assessment of the conservation status of the river".
818:
945:
722:
558:
346:, which occupies a depression in the inner table-land about 3400 ft. above sea-level. From the S.E. end of the Etosha lake streams issue in the direction of the
1122:
415:
Tourists frequent campsites or lodges at Epupa, which offer water sports on the river, including rafting and canoeing. Ancient baobab trees grow alongside the
539:
822:
936:
696:
142:
681:
972:
331:, runs generally from north to south through four degrees of latitude, but finally flows west to the sea through a break in the outer
676:
580:
726:
43:
1102:
844:
749:"Declaration of the most affected Ovahimba, Ovatwa, Ovatjimba and Ovazemba against the Orokawe Dam in the Baynes Mountains"
1112:
381:
1117:
770:
585:
916:
508:
473:
392:
771:"Namibia: Indigenous semi-nomadic Himba and Zemba march in protest against dam, mining and human rights violations"
358:
in 17° 18′ S., 11° 40′ E. There are indications that a former branch of the river once entered a bay to the south.
908:
965:
797:"German GIZ directly engaged with dispossessing indigenous peoples of their lands and territories in Namibia"
17:
1097:
308:
is 174 m/s (6,100 cu ft/s) to 222 m/s (7,800 cu ft/s) at its mouth. The
1092:
958:
1107:
993:
981:
933:
217:(Period: 1971–2000)221.7 m/s (7,830 cu ft/s) 174 m/s (6,100 cu ft/s)
845:"KaokoHimba Safaris Namibia - Kaokoland, Epupa Falls Campsite, Himba People, Tours - Epupa Falls"
596:
1127:
700:
886:
317:
305:
666:
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
875:
8:
1051:
553:
324:
419:, and there is an attractive and well-kept viewpoint high above the village and falls.
396:
1056:
912:
614:
195:
106,560 km (41,140 sq mi) to 108,943 km (42,063 sq mi)
491:
485:
444:
368:
297:
1041:
1001:
940:
902:
619:
438:
273:
848:
1061:
385:
355:
347:
313:
301:
285:
128:
284:. It then flows in a westerly direction along the border until it reaches the
1086:
672:
667:
377:
238:
157:
144:
685:. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 946–947.
300:
in the region, the Cunene is about 1,050 km (650 mi) long, with a
1066:
1046:
1031:
1016:
1011:
774:
372:
600:
1036:
1026:
1006:
309:
250:
234:
123:
49:
796:
748:
58:
339:
950:
882:. Washington DC.: National Council for Science and the Environment.
332:
328:
316:
dams a tributary of the river, the Etaka, and helps to provide the
304:
106,560 km (41,140 sq mi) in area. Its mean annual
1071:
281:
265:
85:
246:
985:
590:
350:, to which in times of great flood they contribute some water.
343:
277:
81:
64:
327:° 30′ S. and about 160 miles in a direct line from the sea at
497:
416:
269:
450:
465:
459:
559:
The
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
946:
Map of the Cunene River basin at Water
Resources eAtlas
697:"Indigenous Himba Appeal to UN to Fight Namibian Dam"
509:
494:
474:
462:
456:
447:
635:
821:. Catherine Sasman for The Namibian. Archived from
500:
453:
534:
532:
530:
1084:
873:
527:
763:
723:"Namibian Minority Groups Demand Their Rights"
63:Course of the Kunene (Cunene) River, parts in
1123:African drainage basins of the Atlantic Ocean
966:
789:
399:visited the Himba, and heard their concerns.
811:
819:"Himba, Zemba reiterate 'no' to Baynes dam"
973:
959:
57:
715:
552:
900:
671:
641:
280:highlands southwards to the border with
245:
904:International Waters in Southern Africa
14:
1085:
878:. In P. Saundry; C. Cleveland (eds.).
741:
954:
980:
689:
654:
652:
650:
361:
382:United Nations Human Rights Council
24:
890:African Journal of Aquatic Science
773:. earthpeoples.org. Archived from
25:
1139:
927:
647:
393:United Nations special rapporteur
725:. newsodrome.com. Archived from
659:
490:
443:
42:
909:United Nations University Press
837:
1103:International rivers of Africa
620:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary
607:
574:
546:
429:
371:. According to the indigenous
338:Between the mouths of its two
136: • coordinates
13:
1:
562:(5th ed.). HarperCollins
520:
410:
92:Physical characteristics
291:
175: • elevation
7:
901:Nakayama, Mikiyasu (2003).
699:. galdu.org. Archived from
187:1,050 km (650 mi)
110: • location
48:Cunene (Kunene) River near
10:
1144:
1113:Geography of Kunene Region
867:
213: • average
992:
874:C. Michael Hogan (2012).
323:The main stream rises in
260:(Portuguese spelling) or
230:
225:
221:
211:
203:
199:
191:
183:
173:
134:
122:
118:
108:
100:
96:
91:
77:
72:
56:
41:
32:
934:Images near Kunene River
422:
27:River in southern Africa
682:Encyclopædia Britannica
597:Oxford University Press
391:In September 2012, the
253:
1118:Angola–Namibia border
880:Encyclopedia of Earth
593:UK English Dictionary
318:Ruacana Power Station
249:
158:17.25250°S 11.75139°E
276:. It flows from the
179:0 m (0 ft)
729:on October 17, 2013
703:on October 17, 2013
226:Basin features
163:-17.25250; 11.75139
154: /
67:highlighted in blue
939:2007-11-21 at the
799:. earthpeoples.org
751:. earthpeoples.org
540:"South West Coast"
397:Indigenous Peoples
312:lie on the river.
254:
1098:Rivers of Namibia
1080:
1079:
851:on April 22, 2013
825:on March 29, 2013
777:on March 10, 2013
623:. Merriam-Webster
395:on the Rights of
362:Dam controversies
244:
243:
114:Angolan Highlands
16:(Redirected from
1135:
1093:Rivers of Angola
975:
968:
961:
952:
951:
922:
897:
883:
861:
860:
858:
856:
847:. Archived from
841:
835:
834:
832:
830:
815:
809:
808:
806:
804:
793:
787:
786:
784:
782:
767:
761:
760:
758:
756:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
719:
713:
712:
710:
708:
693:
687:
686:
665:
663:
662:
656:
645:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
611:
605:
604:
599:. Archived from
578:
572:
571:
569:
567:
550:
544:
543:
536:
514:
507:
506:
503:
502:
499:
496:
489:
486:American English
478:
472:
471:
468:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
442:
433:
369:Baynes Mountains
298:perennial rivers
214:
169:
168:
166:
165:
164:
159:
155:
152:
151:
150:
147:
111:
61:
46:
30:
29:
21:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1108:Huambo Province
1083:
1082:
1081:
1076:
988:
979:
941:Wayback Machine
930:
919:
870:
865:
864:
854:
852:
843:
842:
838:
828:
826:
817:
816:
812:
802:
800:
795:
794:
790:
780:
778:
769:
768:
764:
754:
752:
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
721:
720:
716:
706:
704:
695:
694:
690:
675:, ed. (1911). "
660:
658:
657:
648:
640:
636:
626:
624:
613:
612:
608:
584:
579:
575:
565:
563:
551:
547:
538:
537:
528:
523:
518:
517:
493:
484:
483:
476:
446:
439:British English
437:
436:
435:Pronunciation:
434:
430:
425:
413:
364:
296:One of the few
294:
274:Southern Africa
268:spelling) is a
212:
176:
162:
160:
156:
153:
148:
145:
143:
141:
140:
137:
109:
68:
52:
37:
34:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1141:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
998:
996:
990:
989:
978:
977:
970:
963:
955:
949:
948:
943:
929:
928:External links
926:
925:
924:
917:
898:
884:
876:"Kunene River"
869:
866:
863:
862:
836:
810:
788:
762:
740:
714:
688:
673:Chisholm, Hugh
646:
634:
606:
603:on 2020-03-22.
573:
545:
525:
524:
522:
519:
516:
515:
427:
426:
424:
421:
412:
409:
386:United Nations
363:
360:
314:Olushandja Dam
302:drainage basin
293:
290:
286:Atlantic Ocean
242:
241:
232:
228:
227:
223:
222:
219:
218:
215:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
185:
181:
180:
177:
174:
171:
170:
138:
135:
132:
131:
129:Atlantic Ocean
126:
120:
119:
116:
115:
112:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:
89:
88:
79:
75:
74:
70:
69:
62:
54:
53:
47:
39:
38:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1140:
1129:
1128:Border rivers
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
997:
995:
991:
987:
983:
976:
971:
969:
964:
962:
957:
956:
953:
947:
944:
942:
938:
935:
932:
931:
923:Google eBook.
920:
918:92-808-1077-4
914:
910:
906:
905:
899:
895:
891:
885:
881:
877:
872:
871:
850:
846:
840:
824:
820:
814:
798:
792:
776:
772:
766:
750:
744:
728:
724:
718:
702:
698:
692:
684:
683:
678:
674:
669:
668:public domain
655:
653:
651:
643:
642:Nakayama 2003
638:
622:
621:
616:
610:
602:
598:
594:
592:
587:
582:
577:
561:
560:
555:
549:
541:
535:
533:
531:
526:
512:
511:
505:
487:
481:
480:
470:
440:
432:
428:
420:
418:
408:
404:
400:
398:
394:
389:
387:
383:
379:
378:African Union
374:
370:
359:
357:
351:
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
289:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
252:
248:
240:
239:Ruacana Falls
236:
233:
229:
224:
220:
216:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
172:
167:
139:
133:
130:
127:
125:
121:
117:
113:
107:
103:
99:
95:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
71:
66:
60:
55:
51:
45:
40:
31:
19:
1067:Rio Quicombo
1021:
903:
893:
889:
879:
853:. Retrieved
849:the original
839:
827:. Retrieved
823:the original
813:
801:. Retrieved
791:
781:November 24,
779:. Retrieved
775:the original
765:
753:. Retrieved
743:
731:. Retrieved
727:the original
717:
705:. Retrieved
701:the original
691:
680:
644:, p. 9.
637:
625:. Retrieved
618:
609:
601:the original
589:
576:
564:. Retrieved
557:
548:
431:
414:
405:
401:
390:
365:
352:
337:
322:
320:with water.
295:
261:
257:
255:
36:Kunene River
33:Cunene River
18:Kunene River
1057:Lungwebungu
380:and to the
340:tributaries
310:Epupa Falls
251:Epupa Falls
235:Epupa Falls
161: /
50:Epupa Falls
1087:Categories
521:References
411:Attraction
231:Waterfalls
192:Basin size
149:11°45′05″E
146:17°15′09″S
1042:Luanginga
1002:Chiloango
855:March 23,
829:March 26,
803:March 30,
583:(US) and
333:highlands
329:Benguella
306:discharge
292:Geography
204:Discharge
78:Countries
1062:Okavango
937:Archived
755:April 6,
733:April 6,
707:April 6,
615:"Cunene"
586:"Cunene"
581:"Cunene"
554:"Cunene"
356:Atlantic
348:Okavango
266:Namibian
264:(common
73:Location
1072:Zambezi
868:Sources
670::
627:May 30,
566:May 30,
384:of the
282:Namibia
86:Namibia
1047:Lucala
1032:Kwango
1022:Cunene
1017:Cuanza
1012:Cuando
994:Rivers
986:Angola
982:Rivers
915:
677:Kunene
664:
591:Lexico
344:Etosha
278:Angola
262:Kunene
258:Cunene
207:
184:Length
104:
101:Source
82:Angola
65:Angola
1052:Luena
1037:Kwilu
1027:Kasai
1007:Congo
423:Notes
417:gorge
373:Himba
270:river
124:Mouth
913:ISBN
896:(1).
857:2013
831:2013
805:2013
783:2012
757:2012
735:2012
709:2012
629:2019
568:2019
510:koo-
475:kew-
256:The
84:and
984:of
679:".
479:-nə
477:NAY
451:juː
272:in
1089::
911:.
907:.
894:25
892:.
649:^
617:.
595:.
588:.
556:.
529:^
504:-/
498:uː
488::
482:,
460:eɪ
441::
335:.
325:12
288:.
237:,
974:e
967:t
960:v
921:.
859:.
833:.
807:.
785:.
759:.
737:.
711:.
631:.
570:.
542:.
513:.
501:ˈ
495:k
492:/
469:/
466:ə
463:n
457:n
454:ˈ
448:k
445:/
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
