Kalahari Desert
E13486
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna in southern Africa known for its red dunes, sparse vegetation, and unique wildlife adapted to its dry conditions.
Aliases (1)
- Kalahari ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
→
savanna → semi-arid region → |
| climateType |
semi-arid
→
|
| climateZone |
subtropical
→
|
| contains |
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
→
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park → Makgadikgadi Pans region → Okavango Delta fringe areas → |
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| country |
Botswana
→
Namibia → South Africa → |
| geologicalFeature |
ancient sand basin
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
ephemeral rivers
→
high temperature variation → red sand dunes → sandy terrain → seasonal rainfall → semi-arid climate → sparse vegetation → |
| hasVegetationType |
acacia trees
→
drought-resistant plants → savanna grassland → shrubs → |
| humanActivity |
ecotourism
→
pastoralism → subsistence hunting and gathering → |
| knownFor |
San hunter-gatherer cultures
→
game reserves → red sand landscapes → unique desert-adapted wildlife → |
| languageRegion |
San languages
→
Setswana → |
| locatedIn |
southern Africa
→
|
| partOf |
Kalahari Basin
→
|
| receivesAverageRainfall |
approximately 100–500 millimeters per year
→
|
| surfaceType |
sand
→
|
| typicalFauna |
aardvark
→
bat-eared fox → black-maned Kalahari lion → brown hyena → gemsbok → meerkat → ostrich → springbok → |
| typicalFlora |
camelthorn tree
→
salt-tolerant grasses → shepherd’s tree → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kalahari Basin
→
Northern Cape → |
contains |
|
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
→
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park → |
locatedIn |
|
Khoisan peoples
→
|
ancestralRegion |
|
Psammobates
→
|
ecoregion |
|
Kalahari Basin
→
|
givesRiseTo |
|
Namibia
→
|
hasDesert |
|
Africa
→
|
hasMajorDesert |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa
→
|
hasNaturalRegion |
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Botswana
→
|
hasRegion |
|
Southern Africa
→
|
hasSubregion |
|
Makgadikgadi Pans region
→
|
partOf |
|
Kalahari Basin
("Kalahari")
→
|
region |
|
Okavango Delta
→
|
riverFlowsInto |