The Klein Karoo
The Karoo is a semidesert natural region of South Africa. It is known for its low rainfall, arid air, cloudless skies, and extremes of heat and cold. The Little Karoo is separated from the Great Karoo by the Swartberg Mountain range. Geographically, it is a 290-km-long valley, only 40–60 km wide, formed by two parallel Cape Fold Mountain ranges, the Swartberg to the north, and the continuous Langeberg-Outeniquarange to the south.
Often known as the Klein Karoo, this is a generally dry area: the surrounding mountains take much of the air’s moisture, leaving little for the low-lying Little Karoo. However, underground water is found throughout the Karoo, which can be tapped by boreholes
Herds of buffalo, elephant and kudu once dominated these plains but today the most visible animal in the area is the ostrich, farmed for its meat, eggs and feathers.
The Klein Karoo
The Karoo is a semidesert natural region of South Africa. It is known for its low rainfall, arid air, cloudless skies, and extremes of heat and cold. The Little Karoo is separated from the Great Karoo by the Swartberg Mountain range. Geographically, it is a 290-km-long valley, only 40–60 km wide, formed by two parallel Cape Fold Mountain ranges, the Swartberg to the north, and the continuous Langeberg-Outeniquarange to the south.
Often known as the Klein Karoo, this is a generally dry area: the surrounding mountains take much of the air’s moisture, leaving little for the low-lying Little Karoo. However, underground water is found throughout the Karoo, which can be tapped by boreholes
Herds of buffalo, elephant and kudu once dominated these plains but today the most visible animal in the area is the ostrich, farmed for its meat, eggs and feathers.