Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is the largest in the southern part of Africa and is located within the borders of 3 different countries, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. With a total area of 900,000 square kilometers (350,000 square miles), it’s also the 6th largest desert in the world. Regardless, the Kalahari is considered to be a semi-desert, because it receives a lot more precipitation than true deserts.
This magnificent feat of nature contains huge salt pans such as the Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana and Etosha Pan in Namibia. These are remains of ancient lakes that used to dominate the region but that have dried up in the last 10,000 years. The desert also features a wide variety of plants and trees and is for the most part covered with vegetation. The climate is considered to be sub-tropical, mainly because it’s situated at an altitude of anywhere between 600 and 1600 meters (1,968 to 5,249 feet).
