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 A map of South Africa showing the Nama Karoo ecoregion as defined by WWF | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropic |
| Biome | Deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Geography | |
| Area | 135,600 km2 (52,400 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Coordinates | 30°S 21°E / 30°S 21°E |
Nama Karoo is a xeric shrubland ecoregion located on the central plateau of South Africa and Namibia. It occupies most of the interior of the western half of South Africa and extends into the southern interior of Namibia.[1]
- ^ "Nama Karoo". Ecoregions. Worldwildlife.org. Retrieved 18 December 2014.