Karoo

E73016

natural region semi-arid region

The Karoo is a vast semi-arid region in South Africa characterized by sparse vegetation, unique succulent flora, and extreme temperature variations.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Karoo canonical	12
Karoo region	8
Great Karoo	7
Klein Karoo	5
Upper Karoo	3
Greater Karoo region	1
Hantam Karoo	1
Karoo Basin	1
Karoo landscapes	1
Karoo shrubland	1
Lower Karoo	1
Tankwa Karoo	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural region ⓘ semi-arid region ⓘ
astronomyFacility	MeerKAT radio telescope vicinity ⓘ Square Kilometre Array core area vicinity ⓘ
biome	Nama Karoo biome ⓘ succulent Karoo biome ⓘ
borders	Cape Fold Belt ⓘ Great Escarpment of southern Africa ⓘ surface form: Great Escarpment
characterizedBy	extreme temperature variations ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ unique succulent flora ⓘ
climate	continental climate characteristics ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
conservationStatus	contains protected areas ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
economicActivity	extensive sheep ranching ⓘ goat farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevation	high plateau ⓘ
geology	Karoo Supergroup sedimentary rocks ⓘ dolorite intrusions ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ
hasPart	Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Karoo Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hantam Karoo Little Karoo ⓘ Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lower Karoo Nama Karoo ⓘ Tankwa Karoo National Park ⓘ surface form: Tankwa Karoo Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Upper Karoo
knownFor	clear night skies ⓘ fossil deposits ⓘ high plant endemism ⓘ rich succulent diversity ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ
languageRegion	Afrikaans-speaking majority ⓘ
locatedIn	South Africa ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Africa ⓘ
majorTown	Beaufort West ⓘ Calvinia ⓘ Colesberg ⓘ Graaff-Reinet ⓘ Prince Albert ⓘ
partOf	Great Escarpment of southern Africa ⓘ surface form: South African interior plateau
protectedArea	Karoo National Park ⓘ Tankwa Karoo National Park ⓘ
rainfallPattern	low annual rainfall ⓘ unpredictable rainfall ⓘ
temperatureRange	cold winters ⓘ hot summers ⓘ large diurnal temperature range ⓘ
terrain	isolated hills ⓘ rocky plains ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ
vegetationType	dwarf shrubs ⓘ grasses ⓘ shrubland ⓘ succulent Karoo vegetation ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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

Psammobates → ecoregion → Karoo ⓘ

ǀXam → region → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Karoo

Highveld → borderedBy → Karoo ⓘ

Orange River → flowsThrough → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Cape Province → contains → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Sutherland → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

Oudtshoorn → region → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Klein Karoo

Oudtshoorn → vegetation → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo shrubland

tent tortoise → geographicDistribution → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Karoo → hasPart → Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

Karoo → hasPart → Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hantam Karoo

Karoo → hasPart → Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Karoo

Karoo → hasPart → Karoo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Karoo

ǀXam people → traditionalTerritory → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Karoo

Succulent Karoo → partOf → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greater Karoo region

N10 national road → passesThrough → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Willowmore → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Graaff-Reinet → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Graaff-Reinet → region → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

Nama Karoo → partOf → Karoo ⓘ

Little Karoo → partOf → Karoo ⓘ

Little Karoo → separatedFrom → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

Little Karoo → nameInAfrikaans → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Klein Karoo

South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

N12 national route → connectsRegion → Karoo ⓘ

Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality → region → Karoo ⓘ

Swartberg Mountains → separates → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

R62 route → runsThrough → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Klein Karoo

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) → area → Karoo ⓘ

subject surface form: Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

this entity surface form: Klein Karoo

R62 regional route → passesThrough → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Klein Karoo

Cape Fold Belt → boundedBy → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo Basin

Prince Albert → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

Calvinia → locatedInRegion → Karoo ⓘ

Calvinia → tourismAttraction → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo landscapes

Karoo National Park → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

Colesberg → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

Tankwa Karoo National Park → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karoo region

Tankwa Karoo National Park → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tankwa Karoo

Beaufort West → locatedIn → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

Beaufort West → isGatewayTo → Karoo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Karoo

Prince Albert, Cape Colony → historicalRegion → Karoo ⓘ