Karoo
The Karoo is a semidesert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its extent is also not precisely defined.
- Desert
- …is also known as “Karroo”
- Description: extensive semi-desert region in South Africa
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
-32.3997° or 32° 23′ 59″ south
Longitude
22.9992° or 22° 59′ 57″ east
Open location code
4GV4JX2X+4M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = desert
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Karoo” goes by many names.
KarooAfrikaans
صحراء كاروArabic
ԿառուArmenian
KarooBasque
KarooBreton
КаруBulgarian
Кару (географска област)Bulgarian
Gran KarooCatalan
KarooCatalan
Petit KarooCatalan
КарруChechen
卡魯Chinese
卡魯地區Chinese
卡鲁Chinese
KarooCzech
KarruCzech
KarooDanish
KarooDutch
KarrooDutch
كارووEgyptian Arabic
KaruoEsperanto
KarooFinnish
KarruFinnish
KarooGalician
კარუGeorgian
ΚαρούGreek
מדבר קארוHebrew
KarooHungarian
KarooIndonesian
Grande KarooItalian
Great KarooItalian
Groot KarooItalian
KarooItalian
Karoo National ParkItalian
Karoo National ReserveItalian
KarrooItalian
KarruItalian
Klein KarooItalian
Little KarooItalian
Parco nazionale del KarooItalian
Piccolo KarooItalian
カルーJapanese
カルー盆地Japanese
KarrwKazakh
КарруKazakh
كاررۋKazakh
Karu dykumaLithuanian
Karu regionasLithuanian
KarooNorthern Frisian
KarooNorwegian
KarooNorwegian Bokmål
کاروPersian
KarruPolish
КарруRussian
КаруRussian
KarrooSlovak
KaruSlovenian
KarooSwahili
KarrooSwahili
Central KarooSwedish
Great KarooSwedish
KarooSwedish
KarrooSwedish
Little KarooSwedish
Little KarrooSwedish
Northern KarooSwedish
Upper KarooSwedish
КарруTatar
KarooTurkish
КарруUkrainian
КаруUkrainian
کاروUrdu
KarooVietnamese
KarooWestern Frisian
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