Stunning Desert. The Kalahari Desert is a huge area of land that extends from the Northern Cape of South Africa up into Botswana and Namibia. It is believed to be some 500 million years old and is home to a number of fossils that have fascinated researchers for decades. It measures almost a million square kilometres.
Mud Island River Park, located on the south end of the island, opened to the public in 1982. It is located within the Memphis city limits, 1.2 miles from the coast of downtown, and houses a museum, restaurants, and an amphitheater.
The inland waterway navigation system is essential to the economy of the Midwest as well as the nation. Rock Island District maintains and operates 314 miles of nine-foot navigation channel and 12 lock and dam sites on the Mississippi River, and 268 miles of navigation channel and eight lock and dam sites on the Illinois Waterway.