Karoo (disambiguation) explained

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

• Karoo chat
• Karoo eremomela
• Karoo korhaan
• Karoo prinia
• Karoo scrub robin

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

• Karlo (name)