Southern Africa
In contrast to the usual naming of the regions, this part of Africa is referred to as southern Africa, so that there is no confusion with the state of South Africa, which is located in southern Africa.

The geographic region of southern Africa includes the states of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

The region is characterized by the large peripheral step. The large marginal step delimits the enclosed highlands with a steep drop towards the coastal regions of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The Great Peripheral Level extends from northern Namibia via South Africa to the west of Mozambique, which is counted as part of East Africa. In the area of ​​Namibia and South Africa, the coastal regions are particularly narrow.

Southern Africa is also particularly shaped by the two deserts of the Namib and Kalahari.

The Namib is a dry desert on the west coast of Namibia. It has an area of ​​95,034 km². In the north, the Namib is bounded by the Kunene River, which also forms the border between Namibia and Angola. In the south, the Namib extends to the Oranje, which is the border river between Namibia and South Africa. The desert extends 50 to 160 km inland.

The Kalahari is known as a desert. However, one sometimes speaks of a dry savannah because vegetation has been able to establish itself there over the past 10,000 years. The Kalahari covers an area of ​​1.2 million km². The state of Botswana is almost entirely filled by the Kalahari. In the north, the Kalahari extends to Angola and Zambia. In the south, the Kalahari extends into the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. In the west, the Kalahari extends deep into Namibia. For more information about the continent of Africa, please check commit4fitness.com.