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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:grass
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 250 mm per year
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 400,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:astronomicalFacility
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gptkb:South_African_Large_Telescope_(SALT)
gptkb:MeerKAT_radio_telescope
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Cape_Fold_Mountains
gptkb:Namaqualand
gptkb:Drakensberg_Mountains
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Great_Karoo
gptkb:Little_Karoo
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gptkbp:etymology
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Khoikhoi word meaning 'land of thirst'
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:bird
gptkb:lion
gptkb:springbok
gptkb:bat-eared_fox
aardvark
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gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy
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gptkb:Khoikhoi_people
Bantu peoples
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Karoo desert
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gptkbp:languageSpoken
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gptkb:Afrikaans
English
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity
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tourism
sheep farming
ostrich farming
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gptkbp:mainTowns
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gptkb:Calvinia
gptkb:Beaufort_West
gptkb:De_Aar
gptkb:Graaff-Reinet
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gptkbp:notableFor
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fossil beds
unique geology
succulent plants
paleontological sites
clear night skies
Karoo Supergroup (geological formation)
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Karoo
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Karoo_National_Park
gptkb:Tankwa_Karoo_National_Park
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gptkbp:vegetation
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succulents
xerophytic shrubs
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hydrogen_Epoch_of_Reionization_Array
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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