Macarretane
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Macarretane is a town in southern Mozambique
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Nearby is the Macarretane Dam which dams the Limpopo River
. It was constructed to maintain levels of water flow of the Chokwé irrigation system.
where that railway bridges the Limpopo River
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Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
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Nearby is the Macarretane Dam which dams the Limpopo River
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. It is around long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 170 m³/s at its mouth...
. It was constructed to maintain levels of water flow of the Chokwé irrigation system.
Transport
It lies on the mainline of the southern system of Mozambique RailwaysMozambique Ports and Railways
Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique is the parastatal authority that oversees the railway system of Mozambique and its connected ports. The rail system is composed of a total of 2,983 km rail of the gauge that is compatible with neighboring rail systems...
where that railway bridges the Limpopo River
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. It is around long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 170 m³/s at its mouth...
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