Kalahari

The great red sand basin of Southern Africa, a semi-desert that supports more life than the word desert suggests.

Specifications & Metrics

area

~900,000 km²

Core Principles & Analysis

• Its sands are so well drained that no permanent river crosses the basin.
• The Okavango Delta spreads into it seasonally, a wetland inside a desert.
• It has been home to San communities for tens of thousands of years.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Kalahari