The Sua Pan or Sowa Pan is a large natural topographic depression within the Makgadikgadi region of Botswana. It is located near the village of Sowa , whose name means salt in the language of the San .

The Sua (Sowa) Pan is a large, flat natural topographic depression or drainage sump that is the deepest in a three-pan complex separated by dune-covered ridges. The other two are Nxai and Nwetwe pans that together cover around 24,000 km 2, making it one of the largest playa complexes in the world.

Sua (Sowa) Pan. Sua Pan is the eastern most of the large pans. It is separated from the Ntwetwe Pan by a thin strip of grass. The pans name is Tswana and it means salt which is apt as salt dominates the ecology of the region. On the one edge of this vast pan you can find the Sua Pan Soda Ash Company which mines salt and soda ash.

The Makgadikgadi Pan / m ə ˈ k æ d i ˈ k æ d i / (Tswana pronunciation [makχʰadiˈkχʰaːdi] [needs tone]), a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, is one of the largest salt flats in the world.

Oct 12, 2023 · Botswana’s salt pans are among the largest on earth. For those who make the journey for this unique African safari, the reward is a sense of absolute isolation and remoteness against the backdrop of some of Africa’s most hauntingly beautiful landscapes.

The Makgadikgadi Pan comprises of 3 separate salt pans - Sowa (Sua), Nxai and Ntwetwe - which together cover 12,000 square kilometres of the north-eastern part of Botswana, making this the largest collection of salt pans in the world.

The Sua Pan or Sowa Pan is a large natural topographic depression within the Makgadikgadi region of Botswana. It is located near the village of Sowa, whose name means salt in the language of the San.The Sua salt pan is one of three large pans within the Makgadikgadi, the other two being Nxai Pan and Nwetwe Pan.

The Sua (Sowa) Pan is a large flat natural topographic depression or drainage sump that is the deepest in a three-pan complex separated by dune-covered ridges. The other two being Nxai and Nwetwe pans that together cover around 24,000km2, making it one of the largest playa complexes in the world.

Sua Pan, located in Botswana’s vast and remote Kalahari Desert, is a stunning salt pan that offers a unique and surreal landscape. This expansive dry lakebed, part of the Makgadikgadi Pans system, is one of the largest salt pans in the world, with a …

The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are all that remains of a great lake which once covered most of northern Botswana, fed by rivers carrying salts. The most iconic pans, Ntwetwe and Sua Pan provide vistas of blinding white salt flats reaching far …