Karoo National Park

Karoo National Park
Karoo landscape
Location of the park
LocationWestern Cape, South Africa
Nearest cityBeaufort West
Coordinates32°15′43.9″S 22°18′32.8″E / 32.262194°S 22.309111°E / -32.262194; 22.309111
Area767.9 km2 (296.5 sq mi)
Established1979
Governing bodySouth African National Parks
www.sanparks.org/parks/karoo/
Karoo National Park (South Africa)
Karoo National Park (Western Cape)

The Karoo National Park is a wildlife reserve in the Great Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa near Beaufort West. This semi-desert area covers an area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi). The Nuweveld portion of the Great Escarpment runs through the Park. It is therefore partly in the Lower Karoo, at about 850 m above sea level, and partly in the Upper Karoo at over 1300 m altitude.

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