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    The Karoo (/kəˈruə/ kə-ROO-ə; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ǃ’Aukarob "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural...
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  • Africa Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, in the Northern Cape, South Africa Birds Karoo chat Karoo eremomela Karoo korhaan Karoo prinia Karoo scrub robin...
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    The Karoo eremomela (Eremomela gregalis), also known as the yellow-rumped eremomela, is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage...
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    by the WWF for what they call 'Succulent Karoo' does not correspond to the actual Karoo. The Succulent Karoo stretches along the coastal strip of southwestern...
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    The Karoo Supergroup is the most widespread stratigraphic unit in Africa south of the Kalahari Desert. The supergroup consists of a sequence of units...
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  • Karoo is a novel by Steve Tesich, published by Chatto & Windus (a division of Random House) in 1998. Oscar-winning writer Tesich died shortly after finishing...
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  • The Karoo and Ferrar large igneous provinces (LIPs), in Southern Africa and Antarctica respectively, collectively known as the Karoo-Ferrar, Gondwana,...
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  • Karoo Moose is a play by the South African playwright Lara Foot Newton. Set in a remote village in the Karoo, the play depicts the trials and tribulations...
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    Great Karoo, a semi-desert region that is divided by the Great Escarpment into the Upper Karoo (at an elevation of 1,100–1,600 m) and the Lower Karoo (at...
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  • The Karoo dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion karrooicum) is a chameleon native to South Africa. It is about 14 cm (6 in) long, mostly colored grey and brown...
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    The karoo korhaan (Heterotetrax vigorsii), also known as karoo bustard, is a species of bird in the bustard family, Otididae, from Southern Africa. There...
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    sparrow Jackal buzzard Karoo chat Karoo eremomela Karoo korhaan Karoo lark Karoo long-billed lark Karoo prinia Karoo scrub-robin Karoo thrush Kittlitz's plover...
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  • Karoo is an impact crater on the asteroid 253 Mathilde, named for the Great Karoo Basin, a coal basin in South Africa. It is 33.4 kilometers in diameter...
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    The Karoo thrush (Turdus smithi), also known as Smith's thrush, is a member of the thrush family in Africa. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies...
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    The Central Karoo District Municipality (Afrikaans: Sentraal Karoo-distriksmunisipaliteit) is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province...
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  • The western dwarf girdled lizard (Cordylus minor) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard found in South Africa. Bates...
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  • The Trans Karoo Express, or simply Trans Karoo, was a South African express passenger train service which travelled an approximately 1,600-kilometre (990 mi)...
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    The Karoo prinia or spotted prinia (Prinia maculosa) is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in South Africa, Lesotho and far southern Namibia...
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    the right) is known as the Great Karoo, which consists of sparsely populated shrubland. To the north, the Great Karoo fades into the more arid Bushmanland...
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    (synonym Acacia karroo) commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of Vachellia, in the Mimosa...
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  • KCOM Group (redirect from Karoo ISP)
    broadband and phone bundles together, to offer better value to customers. Karoo's cheapest bundle was £29.99 per month. On 4 April 2016, KCOM Group PLC moved...
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  • The Garden Route District Municipality (which encompasses the Garden Route and the Little Karoo)...
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    The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark. The Karoo lark (Calendulauda albescens) or red-backed lark is a...
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    opponents voicing concerns about potentially adverse environmental impacts. The Karoo is the geographic area that is the focus of future hydraulic fracturing...
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  • the Karoo refers to notable individuals who come (or came) from, or whose lives have included substantial engagement with, the area known as the Karoo. The...
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    The Karoo rock elephant shrew or Karoo rock sengi (Elephantulus pilicaudus) is an elephant shrew in the genus Elephantulus. It is found in Northern Cape...
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    The Karoo scrub robin (Cercotrichas coryphoeus) or Karoo robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South...
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    The Karoo chat (Emarginata schlegelii) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southwesternmost...
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    The Karoo toad, Gariep toad, or mountain toad (Vandijkophrynus gariepensis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in southern Namibia, much...
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    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...
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