Kalahari Desert

Kalahari Desert
A satellite image of the Kalahari by NASA WorldWind
Kalahari Desert (maroon)
Kalahari Basin (orange)
Length4,000 km (2,500 mi)
Area900,000 km2 (350,000 sq mi)
Geography
Countries
State/ProvinceSouthern Region
Coordinates23°S 22°E / 23°S 22°E / -23; 22 
RiverOrange River

The Kalahari Desert is a large semiarid sandy savanna in Southern Africa covering 900,000 km2 (350,000 sq mi) including much of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa.

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