Tuesday, July 25, 2006

NATIONAL PARK NO. 17: MOSI-OA-TUNYA

NATIONAL PARK NO. 17: MOSI-OA-TUNYA
Starting at a point on the left of the Sinde River, where it is crossed by the Livingstone-Mambova main road, the boundary follows the northern edge of this road in an easterly direction to its junction with Mbile Drive; thence northwards and eastwards following the northern edge of this road to where it is crossed by the water pipeline serving the aerodrome; thence in a straight line due south for a distance of approximately 3,000 metres; thence in a straightline due east for a distance of approximately 3,000 metres to where it meets the Livingstone Municipal Boundary approximately 2 kilometres from the nearest point on the left bank of the Zambezi River; thence south-eastwards along this boundary to a point approximately 400 metres from the nearest point on the left bank of the Zambezi River; thence in a south-easterly direction following a line parallel to the said bank of the Zambezi River and 400 metres therefrom to a point 400 metres from the right bank of the Maramba River; thence in a north-easterly direction following a line parallel to the said bank of the Maramba River and 400 metres therefrom to where it cuts the eastern boundary of the Zambia Railways 100 metres stripe reserve; thence in a straight line south-eastwards to Beacon BK1 on the Livingstone area boundary; thence due south to a point on the left bank of the Songwe River approximately 4 kilometres from its confluence with the Zambezi River; thence down the left bank of the Songwe River in a south-westerly direction to its confluence with the Zambezi River; thence in a straight line westwards to the nearest point in the Zambezi River on the International Boundary between Zimbabwe and Zambia; thence in a general north-westerly direction upstream along the said International Boundary to the point thereon nearest to, and opposite the junction of, the left banks of the Zambezi and Sinde Rivers; thence in a straight line southwards to that junction of the river banks; thence in a general northwesterly direction up the left bank of the Sinde River to the point of starting. The above-described area, in extent 66 square kilometers approximately, is situate in the Livingstone District and is shown bordered in red on Plan No. N.P. 17, deposited in the office of the Surveyor-General and dated 1st February, 1971.

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