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Caprivi Strip (käprē`vē) or Caprivi Zipfel (tsĭp`fəl) [Ger. Zipfel=tip, point], region, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Namibia, bordered on the N by Angola and Zambia and on the S by Botswana. It is named for the German chancellor Leo, Graf von Caprivi Caprivi, Leo, Graf von , 1831–99, German chancellor, whose full name was Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi. A former army officer and head of the admiralty, he succeeded (1890) Bismarck as chancellor.
..... Click the link for more information. , who obtained it from Great Britain as part of a general settlement (1890) between the two countries. It gave the former German colony of South West Africa (now Namibia) access to the Zambezi River. The region has been the scene of clashes between separatists and government forces.

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No references found			THE Chobe River dividing Botswana's Chobe National Park from Namibia's Caprivi Strip is the home of the soon to be launched Zambezi Queen, a 45 metre luxury river boat. Zambezi Queen launches on Chobe river by Travel & Tourism News The civil war in Namibia's northern neighbour Angola occasionally spilled over the border but following the end of the conflict that is now hopefully a thing of the past, although separatists continue to be active in the Caprivi Strip. Don't damn the dam: a project to build a new, large dam on the River ... by Ford, Neil / African Business Riverine habitat in Zambia and limited portions of northern Botswana and Namibia's Caprivi Strip are home to the sitatunga, which resembles the nyala and has widely splayed hooves uniquely adapted to traversing marshy terrain. Twists and turns. (Adventuresome Bowman) by Thomas, E. Donnall, Jr. / Bowhunter			capping plane Capponi, Gino, Marchese Capra Capra, Frank caprate Caprellidae Caprellidea capreolus Caprera Capri Capri School capric acid capric anhydride Capriccio Capricorn Capricornia Capricornus Caprification caprifig Caprifoliaceae Caprimulgidae Caprimulgiformes capriole Capripoxvirus capristor Caprivi Strip Caprivi, Leo Von Caprivi, Leo, count von Caprivi, Leo, Graf von caproamide Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway caproic acid caproic anhydride Caprolactam Capromyidae capryl compounds caprylamide caprylic acid caprylic anhydride Caps Caps Lock key capsaicin Capsaloidea capsanthin Capsella Capsian Culture Capsicum capsid capsomere Capstan capstan nut			caprine herpesvirus-2 (CpHV-2) caprine herpesvirus-2 (CpHV-2) caprine idiopathic dermatitis caprine idiopathic dermatitis caprine w's caprine w's caprine w's caprinized vaccine caprinized vaccine caprinized vaccine Caprino Caprino Caprio Caprio capriole capriole caprioled caprioled caprioles caprioles caprioling caprioling Capriped Capripoxvirus Capripoxvirus capris capris CAPRISA capristor Caprivi Liberation Army Caprivi Strip Caprivi Strip/Itenge Caprivi Strip/Itenge Caprivi, Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi, Leo Von Caprivi, Leo, count von Caprivi, Leo, Graf von caprizant CAPRM CAPRN CAPRO caproamide caproate caproate Caproates Caproates Caprock Business Finance Corporation Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway Caproic caproic acid caproic acid caproic acid caproic acid 4 COOH) caproic anhydride Caproid Caproidae Caprolactam Caprolactam Caprolactone caprolactum

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