Kubu Island, Makgadikgadi Pan: where rock, salt and baobabs meet

Written by on June 27, 2014. Posted in BAOBAB TREES

In the 16 000 sq km of  Makgadikgadi Pan (Botswana) lies an isolated dry granite rock island 10 metres high, forming a roughly 1km long crescent shape called Kubu Island. The entire island is a national monument, and is considered a sacred site by the indigenous people of the area.  The almost white rocks (covered in fossilised guano) share space with gigantic fantastically shaped baobabs as well as ancient ruins, Here, a lone baobab emerges from rocks and stones like a sentinel looking over the expanse of the dry saltpan .  

 

 

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