The Karoo 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 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)