Pemba

Pemba lies in the middle Luangwa valley, where the river winds across a broad floodplain below the escarpments. Its changing course leaves oxbow lakes and lagoons; in the rains, water spreads into shallow grassy dambos. Mopane woodland grows on the river terraces, while miombo covers sandy ground farther from the channel. In the dry season sandbanks emerge along the Luangwa.