Bié Plateau

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The Bié Plateau is a highland region in central Angola known for its elevated terrain and role as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers in southern Africa.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bié Plateau canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
biodiversity supports diverse savanna and woodland species ⓘ
climate tropical highland climate ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
drainageDivide Atlantic Ocean basin ⓘ
Inland basins of southern Africa ⓘ
drainagePattern radial drainage from central highlands ⓘ
drainsInto Atlantic Ocean via multiple river systems ⓘ
elevation approximately 1500–1700 metres above sea level ⓘ
geologicalSetting Precambrian basement complex ⓘ
hasFeature broad interfluves ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ
historicalSignificance strategic region during the Angolan Civil War ⓘ
hydrologicalSignificance source region for several rivers of southern Africa ⓘ
importance important for regional hydrology of southern Africa ⓘ
key water catchment area for Angola ⓘ
influences flow regimes of major Angolan rivers ⓘ
water availability in downstream regions of Namibia and Botswana ⓘ
landUse agriculture ⓘ
cattle grazing ⓘ
locatedIn central Angola ⓘ
locatedInProvince Bié Province ⓘ
Cuando Cubango Province ⓘ
Huambo Province ⓘ
Moxico Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Angola ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
nearbyCity Huambo ⓘ
Kuito ⓘ
partOf Angolan central highlands ⓘ
regionType upland watershed ⓘ
riverSource Cuando River ⓘ
Cuanza River ⓘ
linked to: Kwanza River

Cunene River ⓘ
linked to: Kunene River

Okavango River headwaters region ⓘ
linked to: Okavango region

Zambezi River tributaries ⓘ
role major watershed ⓘ
soilType ferralsols ⓘ
lateritic soils ⓘ
terrainType highland ⓘ
topography elevated terrain ⓘ
vegetationType miombo woodland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Okavango River → sourceLocation → Bié Plateau ⓘ
Kwanza River → sourceLocation → Bié Plateau ⓘ
Bié Province → locatedOn → Bié Plateau ⓘ