Chitake River
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The Chitake River flows through the Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
, and has its source in the Zambezi Escarpment
. The source is a perennial spring at the foothills, which flows for 1 kilometre within the canyon walls. The river discharges into the Rukomechi River.
There is a major fossil
site on the Chitake River, where large numbers of Syntarsus rhodesiensis have been found.
Source: 16°10′30"S 29°35′13"E
Mouth: 16°04′32"S 29°24′46"E
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, and has its source in the Zambezi Escarpment
Zambezi Escarpment
Zambezi Escarpment is a name used for the escarpments forming both sides of the rift valley or graben in which lie the middle Zambezi river and Lake Kariba...
. The source is a perennial spring at the foothills, which flows for 1 kilometre within the canyon walls. The river discharges into the Rukomechi River.
There is a major fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
site on the Chitake River, where large numbers of Syntarsus rhodesiensis have been found.
Source: 16°10′30"S 29°35′13"E
Mouth: 16°04′32"S 29°24′46"E