▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁answer ▁many ▁questions ▁surrounding ▁this ▁exception al ▁season al ▁event . ▁ ▁Bush man land ▁ ▁Bush man land ▁is ▁an ▁ar id ▁area ▁in land ▁from ▁N ama qu aland ▁( see ▁below ). ▁Its ▁northern ▁boundary ▁is ▁the ▁Orange ▁River ▁beyond ▁which ▁lies ▁Nam ib ia . ▁In ▁the ▁south ▁it ▁gr ades ▁into ▁the ▁north - western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Kar oo . ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁lies ▁G ri qu aland ▁West . ▁It ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁in h osp itable ▁area ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁ar id ity , ▁infer t ile ▁soil ▁and ▁highly ▁sal ine ▁ground water . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁Kal ah ari ▁Des ert ▁to ▁the ▁north - east , ▁its ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁highly ▁variable ▁( in ▁percentage ▁deviation ▁from ▁the ▁annual ▁average ), ▁and ▁its ▁temperature ▁range ▁the ▁greatest ▁( d ifference ▁between ▁the ▁average ▁temperature ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁in ▁July ) ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Its ▁wild life ▁however , ▁both ▁fa una ▁and ▁fl ora , ▁though ▁sparse , ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁interest . ▁Although ▁the ▁v eld ▁is ▁too ▁ar id ▁to ▁blo om ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁of ▁N ama qu aland , ▁even ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁spring ▁rain , ▁what ▁does ▁appear ▁is ▁highly ▁unusual ▁and ▁often ▁ha un ting ly ▁beautiful . ▁ ▁A ▁highly ▁product ive ▁base ▁metal ▁mine ▁on ▁the ▁A gg ene ys ▁Farm ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁N 1