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1953 NJ. Discovered 1953 July 6 by J. Churms at Johannesburg.
Named for a large river in southern Africa. It flows into a swamp of the same name in Botswana. The swamp is an important wildlife preserve and has no outlet to the ocean. (M 7156)
Name proposed by F. Pilcher.
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(2003). (1701) Okavango. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1702
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