What are some history & geography about the Kalahari Desert?
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Answer:
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 900,000 square kilometres (350,000 sq mi), covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia and regions of South Africa.
Kalahari Desert
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A satellite image of the Kalahari by NASA World Wind
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The Kalahari Desert (shown in maroon) & Kalahari Basin (orange)
Length
4,000 km (2,500 mi)
Area
930,000 km2 (360,000 sq mi)
Geography
Countries
Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
Coordinates
23°S 22°E
River
Orange River
Kalahari in Namibia
Bird's eye view of the Kalahari in Namibia : the darker dots are camel thorns
Kalahari Clay Pan near Onderombapa
It is not to be confused with the Angolan, Namibian and South African Namib coastal desert, whose name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place"