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h3. Search Controls

The buttons below the map hide/show locations by type – eg Accommodation, Airports, Reserves, Borders.

h3. Map Control

The buttons on the right apply to the map as a whole
Lassoo – zooms the map to include all visible items
Show – make ALL items visible – this may clutter the map
Hide – removes all items from the maps
Ruler – provide a simple scale tool – the endpoints can be dragged to measure the distance of interest
Help – you are here!

h3. Google Controls

Zoom & pan – handled by the controls on the left or more directly by dragging and double-click
Streetview – drag the ‘person’ to the area of interest. Available views are highlighted in blue. Click ‘X’ top right to close Streetview
Map type – top right menu

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Red-tinged sand dunes, desert wildlife, San bushmen

Namibia

Kalahari Namibia

The Kalahari is the biggest continuous area of sand in the world, commonly associated with red-tinged dunes, the home of surviving San bushmen and mystical attraction of space, solitude and silence.

Its rainfall supports a good level of vegetation with acacias prominent amongst widespread shrubs. Summer rains bring rich green covering of grass and the magical blossoming of wild flowers. Technically, this means that Kalahari Desert is a misnomer but it certainly meets most expectations of desert.

Bushman culture and survival skills provide a very different hunter-gatherer perspective in a harsh environment. San dialects are rich with phonetic clicks that are provide more than a challenge for visitors.