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The Kalahari Desert

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The Kalahari Desert is a large semiarid sandy savanna in Southern Africa covering 900,000 km2 (350,000 sq mi), extending into Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Unlike a true desert, much of the Kalahari supports grasses, thorny shrubs and scattered trees, and is home to substantial wildlife populations despite its low and unpredictable rainfall. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Area (sq km)
900,000 1
Latitude
23 degrees south 1
Longitude
22 degrees east 1
Sources
1. The Kalahari Desert (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
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    covering 900,000 km2 (350,000 sq mi)
  • Infobox wikitext, coordinates parameter
    23°00′00″S 22°00′00″E
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Wikidata: The Kalahari Desert
Wikidata Q47700, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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