The Kalahari Desert by Phoebe3 2013/08/27 08:46
The Kalahari Desert is a vast tract of land that extends from the Northern Cape Province through Namibia and most of Botswana. The Kalahari is known as a fossil desert, dating back some 500-million years. It receives small amounts of rainfall - but this enables it to support a surprisingly rich and diverse plant life. The South African part of it is actually a dry savannah with many dramatic Acacia thorn trees and grasses. Its dunes, unlike the Namib Desert's, do not move. The Kalahari is one of the world's greatest mantles of sand, rivalled only by the Gobi Desert. You can lose yourself or find yourself in the Kalahari Desert. This vast expanse extends across three countries and varies from dramatic red dunes to grassland and thorn trees.
The Kalahari Desert climate is dry and hot in summer with limited rain that mostly falls during thunderstorms. with massive herds of antelope and predators, notably the Kalahari lion, cheetah and leopard. The summers are extremely hot, the winter mornings and evenings can be bitterly cold. The region is famed for its dramatic sunrises and sunsets and its sense of space.
Culturally the area is renowned for the San people, or Bushmen, who have been living in the Kalahari for thousands of years and are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the world.
The Kalahari Desert is a vast tract of land that extends from the Northern Cape Province through Namibia and most of Botswana. The Kalahari is known as a fossil desert, dating back some 500-million years. It receives small amounts of rainfall - but this enables it to support a surprisingly rich and diverse plant life. The South African part of it is actually a dry savannah with many dramatic Acacia thorn trees and grasses. Its dunes, unlike the Namib Desert's, do not move. The Kalahari is one of the world's greatest mantles of sand, rivalled only by the Gobi Desert. You can lose yourself or find yourself in the Kalahari Desert. This vast expanse extends across three countries and varies from dramatic red dunes to grassland and thorn trees.
The Kalahari Desert climate is dry and hot in summer with limited rain that mostly falls during thunderstorms. with massive herds of antelope and predators, notably the Kalahari lion, cheetah and leopard. The summers are extremely hot, the winter mornings and evenings can be bitterly cold. The region is famed for its dramatic sunrises and sunsets and its sense of space.
Culturally the area is renowned for the San people, or Bushmen, who have been living in the Kalahari for thousands of years and are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the world.
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