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Olifants River (Limpopo)

The 722nd longest river in the world

560 km

The Olifants River, Lepelle, iBhalule or Obalule (Afrikaans: Olifantsrivier, Rio dos Elefantes) is a river in South Africa and Mozambique, a tributary of the Limpopo River. It falls into the Drainage Area B of the Drainage basins of South Africa. The historical area of the Pedi people, Sekhukhuneland, is located between the Olifants River and one of its largest tributaries, the Steelpoort River.

Flows through: South Africa.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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