Little Karoo

The Little Karoo, also known as the Klein Karoo, is a region in the south of the Western Cape province where ostrich farming was formerly practiced on a large scale. The area extends more or less from the Langeberg to the Swartberg.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Langeberg and the Outeniqua Mountains form the southern border of the area, the Swartberg the northern border.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The main town is Oudtshoorn.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Other towns/settlements in the area include:Ladismith, Calitzdorp, De Rust, as well as well-known mission stations such as Zoar, Amaliënstein, Barrydale and Dysselsdorp. Uniondale is the easternmost point of the area.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The area is mainly drained by the Gourits River, via its tributary the Olifants River.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> There are five island mountains in the region:Anysberg, Warmwaterberg, Touwsberg, Rooiberg, Gamkaberg, Kammanassieberg and Antoniesberg.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>