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Kgalagadi District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (90 words) |
 | Kgalagadi is a district in southwest Botswana, lying along that country's border with South Africa. |
| Kgalagadi covers a vast area of the Kalahari Desert. |
| More than one-third of the district is covered by the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, which extends into South Africa. |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa (503 words) |
| Africa's first formally declared trans-border conservation area, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, on the border of South Africa and Botswana, was officially launched on May 12, 2000 by South African President Thabo Mbeki and Botswana President Festus Mogae. |
| The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is located in Kgalagadi District approximately 865km south-west of Gaborone. |
| The combined land area of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is +/- 38,000 km² of which 28,400 km² lies in Botswana and 9,600 km² lies in South Africa. |
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