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Bookmark or Share- Kalahari Desert | Map & Facts | BritannicaKalahari Desert, large basinlike plain of the interior plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of Namibia, and the northernmost part of Northern Cape province in South Africa. In the southwest it merges with the Namib, the coastal desert of Namibia.
- Kalahari Desert - Exploration, Wildlife, Climate | BritannicaStudy and exploration. Map of Southern Africa, showing the Kalahari Desert, from the 10th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, published in 1902. The Kalahari Desert’s lack of surface water and deep sands constituted a major obstacle to early travelers.
- Kalahari Desert Facts & Information - Beautiful WorldThe Kalahari Desert has the largest continuous stretch of sand on earth with sand dunes stretching westward to where it meets the Namib Desert. Most of the Kalahari Desert is covered with vegetation and is described as Savannah.
- Kalahari Desert - New World EncyclopediaThe Kalahari Desert is not really a desert, but rather a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Africa, covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. Though it is semi-desert, it has huge tracts of excellent grazing after good rains and is rich in wildlife.
- The Kalahari Desert - WorldAtlasThe Kalahari is the second largest desert on the continent of Africa—only trailing behind the Sahara—and sixth largest in the entire world. The northeastern part of the Kalahari is technically not a desert since it receives double the amount of rain a typical desert should receive.
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