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Karoo-Namib shrubland
Karoo-Namib shrubland Tree aloes and other succulents growing in the Karoo-Namib shrubland in Namaqualand, South Africa.

Namaqualand

region, southwestern Africa
Also known as: Namakwaland
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Namaqualand, geographic region, southwestern Africa, extending from near Windhoek, Namibia, southward into Northern Cape province, South Africa, and from the Namib desert eastward to the Kalahari. The area, inhabited by the Nama before the German occupation of the region in the 19th century, is divided by the Orange River into Little Namaqualand in South Africa and Great Namaqualand in Namibia. The region is primarily desert, with annual precipitation averaging between 2 and 8 inches (50...

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