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Karoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. Fought both conventionally and as a guerrilla struggle over the Karoo's vast expanses, it was a bloody war of attrition wherein both sides used newly developed technologies to their advantage. Currently sheep farming is still the economic backbone of the Karoo with other forms of agriculture taking place in areas where irrigation is possible. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karoo   (519 words)

Karoo National Park - Accommodation in Beaufort West Karoo Fossil Braille Trail is 400 m long and is specifically adapted for handicapped visitors, depicting the geology and palaeontology of the Great Karoo. Karoo National Park is situated close to the N1 highway between Cape Town and the hinterland, approximately 1000 km south of Johannesburg and 500 km north of Cape Town. Entrance to the Park is from the N1 and the restcamp is approximately 10 km from the town of Beaufort West. www.places.co.za /html/2450.html   (486 words)

Karoo National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Karoo National Park, founded in 1979, is a wildlife reserve in the isolated Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa near Beaufort West. Karoo National Park is also known for its connection with the Quagga Project, a project run by Reinhold Rau to bring back an animal that looked and acted as much like the extinct quagga as possible. In 1998, fourteen quagga-like zebras were released into the park and, in January 2005, the most quagga-like foal was born, with narrower and fainter stripes in a more limited area of its body. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karoo_National_Park   (347 words)

Biodiversity Hotspots - Succulent Karoo - Overview The Succulent Karoo of South Africa and Namibia boasts the richest succulent flora on earth, as well as remarkable endemism in plants, with 69 percent as endemics. The Succulent Karoo, which consists primarily of winter rainfall desert, is one of only two hotspots that are entirely arid (the other is the newly recognized Horn of Africa). Hilly areas in the southern Karoo are dotted with evergreen shrubs and tall aloes. www.biodiversityhotspots.org /xp/Hotspots/karoo   (417 words)

The Great Karoo South Africa Karoo is an old indigenous word for dry thirst land. Towns and settlements in the central area of the Great Karoo still reflect the ethnic bouquet that shaped the present-day inhabitants of this sparsely populated region - hunter-gatherers, indigenous tribesmen, Dutch and British settlers and the early slaves. Beaufort West, oldest town in the Central Karoo, was established in 1818 in an attempt to curb growing lawlessness and gun running in the interior. www.south-africa-tours.com /great-karoo.html   (1270 words)

Biodiversity Hotspots - Succulent Karoo - Human Impacts A sparse human population of only 300,000 people and the fact that more than 90 percent of the hotspot is used for natural grazing (a form of land use that is, theoretically, compatible with maintenance of biodiversity) have eased the conversion pressures on this region as compared to the other hotspots. This mining is now supplemented by the large-scale extraction of heavy minerals, including gypsum, marble, monazite, kaolin, ilmenite, and titanium, which threatens to vastly increase the impact of mining on the region's biodiversity. The scarlet paintbrush (Crassula falcata) from the Little Karoo region typifies the hotspot's unique plant diversity, which is at risk due to invasive species, habitat loss, and climate change. www.conservation.org /xp/Hotspots/karoo/impacts.xml   (420 words)

Central Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) The Karoo is the home of peace and tranquillity, here one can rest, relax, refresh yourself and recharge the inner batteries of your soul, while exploring, enjoying yourself and indulging your need for some unusual entertainment. The Karoo National Park is home to the endangered fl rhinoceros, the riverine rabbit and the quagga, which has been brought back from extinction. The Ou Schuur Project at the Karoo National Park is seeking to trace the roots of all communities which lived within the confines of this park. www.centralkaroo.co.za   (1318 words)

Biodiversity Hotspots - Succulent Karoo - Unique and Threated Biodiversity Many plants in the Succulent Karoo, especially succulents, are specialists for a limited range of environmental conditions, producing a phenomenon known as point endemism. The scientific explanation for this unusual orientation is that the plants, which grow on shaded slopes, lean northwards in order to ensure that their leaves and developing flowerheads, produced during the cool, foggy winter months, are maximally exposed to the sun’s warming rays. As in the rest of South Africa, tortoise diversity is very high in the Succulent Karoo, with seven taxa, two of which are endemic: the Namaqualand tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius trimeni) and the Namaqualand speckled padloper (Homopus signatus signatus). www.conservation.org /xp/Hotspots/karoo/biodiversity.xml   (804 words)

Karoo - South Africa The hot dry Karoo in South Africa has a sparse barren landscape, where the main economic activity is wool and meat from hardy Karoo sheep. The Karoo pleatau actually covers much of South Africa but we will concentrate on the area where the visitor can find some interesting little towns to visit. The Great Karoo Desert is a vast and unforgiving landscape of which the Karoo National Park is but a small portion. www.south-africa-tours.com /karoo.html   (790 words)

SA Tours & Safaris (Pty) Ltd • Karoo National Park Karoo National Park is dominated by the lofty Nuweveld mountains and rolling plains, where many species that originally occurred here now occupy their former ranges. The vegetation in the Karoo National Park falls within the Karoo-Namib biogeographical region. The vegetation physiognomy consists of Montane Karoo grassy shrublands, Karoo grassy dwarf shrublands, Karoo succulent dwarf shrublands, and riparian thicket. www.toursaa.com /Search/SANParks/SANParks/0/Search/Accom/All/Accommodation/417/Karoo_National_Park.htm   (1044 words)

SANBI:Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden The Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden is totally unique in that it is the only truly succulent garden in the southern hemisphere and on the African continent. Falling within the succulent karoo biome, which includes the Namaqualand flora so famous for its spring flowers, the Garden boasts some 400 naturally occurring species. Karoo Trail, illustrating the fascinating regions of the Karoo, such as the Little Karoo, Great Karoo and Hantam Karoo. www.nbi.ac.za /karoo/mainpage.htm   (387 words)

Ecosystem Profile: Succulent Karoo The rich biodiversity of the Succulent Karoo hotspot is due to an extensive and complex array of habitat types derived from topographical and climatic diversity in the region's rugged mountains, semi-arid shrublands and coastal dunes. However, to ensure that the Succulent Karoo is conserved and that the SKEP 20-year vision and targets are achieved, it is important to focus the initial CEPF investment on areas and actions that will catalyze the greatest impact now and in the long term. The Succulent Karoo is one of the biological wonders of the world, with unrivaled levels of diversity and endemism for an arid area. www.cepf.net /xp/cepf/where_we_work/succulent_karoo/full_strategy.xml   (8400 words)

KAROO HEARTLAND, Eastern Cape The Karoo Heartland in the Eastern Cape: The Karoo - South Africa's vast central plateau, is a land of wide open skies and, for many South Africans, the true heart of the country. As an enviro-tourism destination, the Karoo is unsurpassed, with scenery that changes from dramatic, rugged mountains to arid, open plains. Camdeboo National Park: Formed hundreds of millions of years ago, the Karoo of South Africa is one of the great natural wonders of the world. www.sa-venues.com /attractionsec/eastern_cape_karoo_heartland.htm   (601 words)

Welcome to Karoo Lodge ... Things to do and see in and around Prince Albert The Karoo covers almost 50% of the total of South Africa and being sparsely populated, far away from major urban and distribution centres, it forced its inhabitants to be self reliant and similtaneously became the great teacher of improvisation. Succulent free range Karoo Lamb, with taste changes from one district to the other, brought about by the different type of grasses and shrubbery on which the animals feed. At the Karoo Caffé you will find the forces of North —South and East at work bringing together our ancestry, coming from all parts of Europe, of the East, and not least, from Africa. www.karoolodge.com /gourmet.htm   (331 words)

Climate and weather in the Karoo and Highveld, South Africa Climate and weather in the Karoo and Highveld, South Africa The Karoo, the central high-plateau of South Africa, is surrounded by the mighty mountain chains of the escarpment. In the upper Karoo it rains on average less than 200 mm per year, which makes it an arid, semi-desert zone (meaning that precipitation is less than the rate of evaporation). www.southafrica-travel.net /climate/eklima5.htm   (254 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Nama Karoo (AT1314) The Nama Karoo is a vast, open, arid region dominated by low-shrub vegetation, punctuated by rugged relief (Dean and Milton 1999a). The Karoo dolerite dykes and sills were formed when molten rock intruded into the pre-existing rocks of the Ecca and Beaufort shales (Lloyd 1999). The fauna of the Nama Karoo is relatively species-poor (Vernon 1999). worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1314_full.html   (2892 words)

Klein Karoo The Klein Karoo (Little Karoo) is situated between majestic mountains to the south and north. The Klein Karoo stretches along the the R62 from Barrydale in the west to De Rust in the east. Travelling through the Klein Karoo the visitor passes through fruit growing, wine producing and ostrich farming towns such as Oudtshoorn, Calitzdorp, Ladismith, Van Wyksdorp, Barrydale and Uniondale and historic Amalienstein, Zoar, Dysselsdorp and Haarlem. www.places.co.za /html/klein_karoo.html   (346 words)

Klein Karoo Accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) At the foot of the Warmwaterberg, in the heart of the Little Karoo, between Montagu and Barrydale on the famous Route 62, the vision of the San is becoming a reality. Add to that Oudtshoorn charming ambience, the hospitality of its people, the renowned Karoo cuisine and fine wines, and you start to realize why one day is hardly enough time to soak up the wonder of this special region... Summer hues, fragrant scents and the dry, hot Karoo air provide an intoxicating backdrop for the clear turqouise waters of our salt-water swimming pool, tucked away in a tranquil corner of the homestead’s garden, and featuring a friendly pool bar. www.africanwelcome.com /accommodation-klein-karoo.htm   (1506 words)

The Great Karoo of South Africa The Karoo National Park is situated close to the highway between Cape Town and the hinterland, approximately 1000km south of Johannesburg and 500 km north of Cape Town. He found the Karoo around Beaufort West “dismally parched up” and concluded the region was “only fit for human residence during a few weeks in the year, after the fall of the periodical, or rather the occasional rains, for sometimes more than one season intervenes without them”. Sheep and goats are the wealth of the Karoo and the multiplication of their numbers on the plains is the basis of most agriculture and much commerce in the region. www.thegreatkaroo.com   (6236 words)

Karoo Accommodation | Karoo Accommodation, Western Cape THE RETREAT AT GROENFONTEIN - Calitzdorp, Karoo Accommodation: This Victorian farmhouse is set in the secluded Groenfontein Valley and offers Klein-Karoo hospitality in 4 comfortable en-suite bedrooms (3 star graded) in the main house and 3 luxury rooms (4 star graded), 2 in a converted weaving-shed and 1 in... KAROO LODGE - Prince Albert, Karoo Accommodation: Karoo Lodge offers Bed and Breakfast accommodation in beautifully furnished suites each with a private entrance - 3 double en-suite rooms and 1 family unit - in the hidden jewel of the Karoo - Prince Albert... KHANNI LODGE - Sanbona, Karoo Accommodation: Tucked away in a secluded valley overlooking a natural watering hole, Khanni Lodge is an idyllic Klein Karoo summer house, with wrap-around verandas, high lime-washed ceilings and exposed beams. www.sa-venues.com /accommodation/wc_karoo.htm   (1104 words)

All around us!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) In South Africa it stands alone, globally it is an envied rarity: The Karoo, the Hottentot word for dry thirst land, is considered a wonder of the scientific world. Some of the world s most important archaeological sites are located in the Central Karoo, particularly the Beaufort West and Nelspoort areas with their multitude of stone age sites and Bushmen petroglyths :The Great Karoo is integral to the work of the world’s scientists, botanists; archaeologists, geologists, palaentologists and ecologists. As scenery goes, the Karoo is not for pretty chocolate boxes, Visually, it is stark, a starkness that distils into a grandiose beauty, at times awesome. www.wcape.school.za /niko/omgewing.htm   (2486 words)

Routes Travel Info Portal: Nama Karoo ecoregion The Nama Karoo is also known as the Great Karoo and covers the plateau to the west of the Highveld grassland, and north of the Little Karoo. The Great Karoo is divided into two regions which by the Great Escarpment which lies about 100 km to 200 km inland from the West Coast. Karoo dolerite sills form the flat-topped hills typical of the Nama Karoo landscape www.routes.co.za /nature/ecoregions/namakaroo.html   (326 words)

Tankwa Karoo National Park - Official Site The 80 000 hectare Tankwa Karoo National Park, proclaimed in 1986 and still in a development stage, is at present in a veld recovery phase and it will be some time before the original vegetation re-establishes itself. The European pastoralists (trekboere) who moved northwards from the Cape Peninsula in the 18th century were nomadic, moving with their flocks to suitable grazing. In the 19th century the succulent Karoo became the first biome used for settled European pastoralism (Milton et al. www.sanparks.org /parks/tankwa   (218 words)

Karoo safaris, lodges and wildlife tours The Khoi-Khoi hunters called this area Karoo, the land of thirst, which is an apt description of the flat, desolate landscape with its dry climate, rocky outcrops, sparse vegetation and flaming sunsets. In the centre of the Little Karoo region, Oudtshoorn is world-famous for its ostrich farms and the Cango Caves. Over the Swartberg Mountain range to the north lies the Central Karoo, also known as the Great Karoo, is an area famous for its reptile and mammal fossils and one of the main sheep farming districts of South Africa. www.ecoafrica.com /african/travel/Karoo.html   (404 words)

VisitSouthAfrica.com - Explore South Africa - Western Cape The Little Karoo has a spectacular landscape fashioned almost entirely by water, with vegetation ranging from lush greenery in the fertile river valleys to short, rugged Karoo plants in the veld. The Karoo, the world's largest plateau outside Asia, is five times the size of great Britain and considered a wonder of the scientific world. The Karoo is indeed a place of infinite enchantment and mystery. www.visitsouthafrica.com /Explore_SA/WesternCape/Karoo/Karoo.asp   (593 words)

Prince Albert Accommodation / Karoo Lodge Bed & Breakfast Guest Lodge Accommodation Prince Albert Klein Karoo South ... Karoo Lodge offers Bed and Breakfast accommodation in beautifully furnished suites each with a private entrance - 3 double en-suite rooms and 1 family unit - in the hidden jewel of the Karoo - Prince Albert. Karoo Lodge, nestling in two acres of tranquil gardens, is a haven to the most discerning traveller passing through this oasis of the Great Karoo. Delectable dinners, with an emphasis on Karoo Lamb, Ostrich and Game Meat are served on request or take a stroll into town and enjoy true Karoo style cuisine at the many little eateries in town. www.sa-venues.com /wc/karoolodge.htm   (556 words)

Karoo Kitaar Blues It is the music of the nomadic sheep shearers and shepherds – descendents of the Khoi - who play their home made instruments to keep themselves company during the long lonely hours in the harsh semi-desert landscapes of the Karoo and Namaqualand. Nine Karoo musicians eventually land up on the Baxter Theatre stage in Cape Town where they play to packed houses and to great acclaim. Karoo Kitaar Blues is an extraordinary record of a music that is dying out and a moving tribute to the people who play it. www.handsonevents.com /KarooKitaarBlues.htm   (269 words)

Karoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Figure 1: Location of the Karoo traps and regional dyke swarms; dykes are based mostly on aeromagnetic data and follow the compilation of Chavez Gomez (2001), modified by Jourdan et al. No ages consistent with the Karoo event were obtained, although scarce Karoo dykes are probably present in the Olifants River swarm. Thus, the Karoo dyke swarm geometry should no longer be used to support the Karoo mantle plume hypothesis; nevertheless, a mantle plume origin for Karoo magmatism is not ruled out. www.mantleplumes.org /Karoo.html   (3306 words)

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