Cuelei River Explained

The Cuelei River (Kwelei^[1]) is a river in central Angola of southwestern Africa.^[2] For part of its length, it forms the border between Bié Province to the north and Cuando Cubango Province to the south.^[3] Its major tributary the Cuceque, and its tributary the Missango, also form part of that boundary.

The Cuelei arises at in the Anhara-do-Cuelei (Cuelei Salt pan),^[4] at an elevation of 1520m (4,990feet). It flows basically south for its entire length. The Cuelei flows into the Cuchi which flows into the Cubango.^[5]

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Notes and References

1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. Joint Operations Graphic (Air) SD 33-12, Serpa Pinto, Angola. 1:250,000. 1 (NIMA reprint April 1999). U.S. Army Topographic Command.
4. "anhara" is the name in Angola for the marginal vegetation area on rivers. Web site: Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa - com Acordo Ortográfico: anhara . Infopédia.
5. Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) SD 33-16, Caiundo, Angola. 1:250,000. 2. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.