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Where are the Sahara Desert and the Kalahari Desert located?
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, near Merzouga, Morocco.
The Sahara and the Kalahari are distinct desert ecosystems located in different regions of Africa:
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Sahara Desert: As the world's largest hot desert, it covers nearly all of northern Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Atlas Mountains and Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the east, and the Sahel to the south.1
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Kalahari Desert: This large, basinlike plain is situated on the interior plateau of Southern Africa. It encompasses almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of Namibia, and the northernmost part of the Northern Cape province in South Africa.2