Karoo (disambiguation)
The Karoo, sometimes also Karroo, is a semi-desert region of South Africa.
Karoo may also refer to:
In earth sciences:
- Karoo-Ferrar, a major geologic province which mostly covers South Africa and Antarctica
- Karoo Supergroup, a stratigraphic unit in sub-Saharan Africa
- Karoo Ice Age, the second major ice age of the Phanerozoic Eon
In Astronomy:
- Karoo (crater), an impact crater on Asteroid 253 Mathilde
Places:
- Karoo National Park, in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Karoo District Municipality, in the Northern Cape, South Africa
- Central Karoo District Municipality, in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Birds
Plants
- Vachellia karroo, also called the Karoo thorn
Companies
- Karoo (internet service provider), an Internet Service Provider in the United Kingdom
Literature
- Saul Karoo, main character and narrator in Karoo, posthumous novel by Steve Tesich, published in 1998.
See also
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