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{{Infobox islands|name=Impalila|local_name=|image=Zambezi Flood Plain, Namibia (EO-1).jpg|coordinates={{coord|17|47|00|S|25|13|24|E|region:NA-CA_type:isle_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inlinetitle}}|map=Namibia|image_caption=May 2010 satellite view of the Zambezi floodplain, west of the Zambezi-Chobe confluency, showing Impalila Island on the right edge of the picture.|map_caption=Location of Impalila in Namibia|population=2500-3000}}
 
'''Impalila''' (sometimes spelt '''Mpalila''') is an island atin the [[Zambezi Region]], the far eastern tip of [[Namibia]], bounded on the north by the waters of the [[Zambezi river]] and on the south by the [[Chobe River]]. It is home to some 2500–3000 people in 25 small villages,<ref name=Bradt>{{cite book|author=Chris McIntyre|title=Botswana|publisher=[[Bradt Travel Guides]]|year=2010|isbn=978-1-84162-308-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781841623085/page/193 193–193]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781841623085/page/193}}</ref> including [[Tswana people|Tswana]]s (from [[Botswana]]) and [[Subia]] people (from [[Namibia]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://namibian.org/lodges/zambezi-caprivi-region/kaza-safari-lodge-impalila-island|title=Kaza Safari Lodge|website=Namibian.org|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>
 
Impalila is usually accessed from [[Kasane]] in Botswana, on the other bank of the Chobe River. There is a Namibian customs and immigration post on the island. There is also an airport with a 1,300 metre runway, used for charter flights to bring tourists to the various [[safari lodge|lodge]]s on the island. The airport is a relic of a military base used in the 1980s by the [[South African Defence Forces]], strategically positioned within sight of Botswana, [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name=Bradt/> The [[Namibian Navy]] has refurbished the [[Naval Base Impalila]] and is now operated by [[Namibian Marine Corps]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/79931/read/Impalila-naval-base-commissioned|title=Impalila naval base commissioned|website=Namibian.com.na|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>
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