▁the ▁border ▁between ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Z imb ab we . ▁West ▁of ▁the ▁Bush vel d , ▁High vel d , ▁and ▁Low vel d ▁is ▁the ▁southern ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁Kal ah ari ▁Des ert , ▁which ▁borders ▁Nam ib ia ▁and ▁B ots w ana ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁meters ▁to ▁ 9 0 0 ▁meters . ▁ ▁Kar oo ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁section ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁on ▁the ▁in land ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁F old ▁Mountains ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Kar oo , ▁a ▁semi - des ert ▁region ▁that ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Esc arp ment ▁into ▁the ▁Upper ▁Kar oo ▁( at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 – 1 , 6 0 0 ▁m ) ▁and ▁the ▁Lower ▁Kar oo ▁( at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 – 8 0 0 ▁m ). ▁Se par ated ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Kar oo ▁by ▁the ▁Sw art berg ▁mountain ▁range ▁is ▁the ▁Little ▁Kar oo . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁south west , ▁running ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁coast line , ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁F old ▁B elt ▁form ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ranges ▁that ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁" L " ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁running ▁north – s outh , ▁and ▁another ▁set ▁running ▁east – west , ▁with ▁the ▁j unction ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁Pen ins ula . ▁The ▁north – s outh ▁ranges ,