| Kalahari Desert | |
|---|---|
 A satellite image of the Kalahari by NASA WorldWind | |
 Kalahari Desert (maroon) Kalahari Basin (orange) | |
| Length | 4,000 km (2,500 mi) |
| Area | 900,000 km2 (350,000 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| Countries | |
| State/Province | Southern Region |
| Coordinates | 23°S 22°E / 23°S 22°E |
| River | Orange River |
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 900,000 square kilometres (350,000 sq mi), covering much of Botswana, as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa.
It is not to be confused with the Angolan, Namibian, and South African Namib coastal desert, whose name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place".