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- Karoo abstract "The Karoo (/kəˈruː/ kə-ROO; from a Khoikhoi word, possibly garo "desert") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. There is no exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo, and therefore also not its extent. The Karoo is partly defined by its topography, partly its geology but, above all, its low rainfall, arid air, cloudless skies, and extremes of heat and cold. It formed an almost impenetrable barrier to the interior from Cape Town, and the early adventurers, explorers, hunters and travelers on the way to the Highveld unanimously denounced it as a frightening place of great heat, great frosts, great floods and great droughts. Today it is still a place of great heat and frosts, and an annual rainfall of between 50–250 mm, though on some of the mountains it can be 250–500 mm higher than on the plains. However underground water is found throughout the Karoo, which can be tapped by boreholes, making permanent settlements and sheep farming possible.The xerophytic vegetation consists of aloes, mesembryanthemums,crassulas, euphorbias, stapelias, and desert ephemerals, spaced 50 cm or more apart, and becoming very sparse going northwards into Bushmanland and the Kalahari Desert. The driest region of the Karoo is however its south western corner, between the Great Escarpment and the Cederberg-Skurweberg mountain ranges, called the Tankwa Karoo, which receives only 75 mm of rain annually. The eastern and north-eastern Karoo are often covered by large patches of grassland. The typical Karoo vegetation used to support large game, sometimes in vast herds.Today sheep thrive on the xerophytes, though each sheep requires about 4 hectares of grazing to sustain itself.".
- Karoo thumbnail Map_of_Karoo.jpg?width=300.
- Karoo wikiPageExternalLink www.karoo-southafrica.co.za.
- Karoo wikiPageExternalLink www.karoospace.co.za.
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- Karoo caption "Bradysaurus".
- Karoo caption "Dolerite outcrops of the Nuweveld range, central Great Karoo".
- Karoo caption "Lystrosaurus".
- Karoo caption "Nuweveld range and its foothills, central Great Karoo".
- Karoo direction "horizontal".
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- Karoo hasPhotoCollection Karoo.
- Karoo header "Extinct Karoo vertebrates".
- Karoo header "Karoo gallery".
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- Karoo image "Bradysaurus_BW.jpg".
- Karoo image "Karoo National Park.jpg".
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- Karoo subject Category:Geography_of_South_Africa.
- Karoo subject Category:Karoo.
- Karoo subject Category:Natural_regions_of_South_Africa.
- Karoo subject Category:Physiographic_provinces.
- Karoo subject Category:South_African_English.
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- Karoo comment "The Karoo (/kəˈruː/ kə-ROO; from a Khoikhoi word, possibly garo "desert") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. There is no exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo, and therefore also not its extent. The Karoo is partly defined by its topography, partly its geology but, above all, its low rainfall, arid air, cloudless skies, and extremes of heat and cold.".
- Karoo label "Désert du Karoo".
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- Karoo label "Карру".
- Karoo label "カルー".
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- Karoo lat "-32.35".
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- Karoo wasDerivedFrom Karoo?oldid=606784314.
- Karoo depiction Map_of_Karoo.jpg.
- Karoo isPrimaryTopicOf Karoo.