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Etosha Game Park

Etosha Game Park (ātō'shä) [key], c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), NW Namibia; est. 1928. It is one of Africa's largest game reserves and extends inland from the coast beyond the Etosha Pan to the Ovambo Omuramba River. The Omusati, Oshana, and Oshikoto regions border it on the north.

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