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Kankwa Destination Guide

Explore Kankwa in Zambia

Kankwa in the region of Northern is a town in Zambia - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) West of Lusaka , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kankwa

Current time in Kankwa is now 09:06 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Harare, Gweru, Sokola, Ndola, and Nalumbe. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Harare . Where to go and what to see in Kankwa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mwembeshi Shear Zone

The Mwembeshi Shear Zone is a ductile shear zone about 550 million years old that extends across Zambia. It separates the Lufilian Belt in the north from the Zambezi Belt in the south. It is associated with a sinistral strike slip movement. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}{{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The Mwembeshi Shear Zone lies between the Congo craton and the Kalahari craton, to the west (in today's orientation) of the Mozambique Belt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.67 27.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geology of Africa, Seismic faults