Kalahari Desert

E13486

desert savanna semi-arid region

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.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Kalahari Desert canonical	31
Kalahari Desert region	3
Kalahari region	3
Kalahari	1
Kalahari Desert (hottest parts)	1
Kalahari duneveld	1
Kalahari sandveld	1
Kalahari savanna	1
semi-arid Kalahari desert	1
western 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Africa → hasMajorDesert → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Northern Cape → contains → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Psammobates → ecoregion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Botswana → hasRegion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Namibia → hasDesert → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Sub-Saharan Africa → hasNaturalRegion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Southern Africa → hasSubregion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Khoisan peoples → ancestralRegion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park → locatedIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Kalahari Basin → givesRiseTo → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Kalahari Basin → contains → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Kalahari Basin → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari

Central Kalahari Game Reserve → locatedIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Makgadikgadi Pans region → partOf → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Okavango Delta → riverFlowsInto → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

African drylands → includesRegion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari region

Okavango River → passesThrough → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari Desert region

ǃXóõ (Taa) → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: ǃXóõ

Tsholotsho → borderingEcosystem → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari sandveld

Trans-Kalahari Corridor → passesThrough → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari Desert region

Middle East and Africa → hasMajorDesert → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Köppen BWh → occursIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari Desert (hottest parts)

Bechuanaland Protectorate → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari region

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa → subject → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Khoi-San → ancestralTerritoriesInclude → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Naro language → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Eastern Kalahari Khoe → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Meerkat Manor → mainSetting → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Meerkat Manor → setIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari region

Western Kalahari Khoe → spokenIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kalahari

Western Kalahari Khoe → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Mata-Mata Gate → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Kaa Gate → locatedIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Kaa Gate → locatedInEcosystem → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari duneveld

Two Rivers Gate → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Twee Rivieren Rest Camp → environment → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: semi-arid Kalahari desert

Twee Rivieren Rest Camp → ecosystem → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari savanna

Nossob Rest Camp → locatedIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Mata-Mata Rest Camp → locatedInEcoregion → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Upington → isGatewayTo → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

San → region → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

Auob River → locatedIn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

springbok → nativeTo → Kalahari Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalahari Desert region

Omaheke Region → locatedOn → Kalahari Desert ⓘ