The Kalahari Desert is a large semiarid sandy savanna in Southern Africa covering 900,000 km 2 (350,000 sq mi), including much of Botswana, as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa.

Kalahari Desert, large basinlike plain of the interior plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of Namibia, and the northernmost part of Northern Cape province in South Africa. In the southwest it merges with the Namib, the coastal desert of Namibia.

The Kalahari Desert is not really a desert, but rather a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Africa, covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. Though it is semi-desert, it has huge tracts of excellent grazing after good rains and is rich in wildlife.

You may be wondering, “where is the Kalahari Desert?”, or whether there “are any animals in the Kalahari”. If so, read on to discover some interesting facts about this African expanse.

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The Kalahari is the second largest on the continent—only trailing behind the Sahara—and sixth largest in the entire world. It spans approximately 360,000 square miles (932,000 square km) of land, occupying up to 70% of Botswana, an eastern portion of Namibia, and the northern part of South Africa.