Drakensberg
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The Drakensberg is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – 2,000 to 3,482 metres within
View of the Amphitheatre at the Royal Natal National Park
This approximate SW-NE cross section through South Africa with the Cape Peninsula (with Table Mountain) on the far left, and north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal on the right, is diagrammatic and only roughly to scale. It shows how the Drakensberg Escarpment is related to the major geographical features that dominate the southern and eastern parts of the country, particularly the Central Plateau, whose southwestern edge (in the diagram) is called the Roggeberg escarpment (not labelled). The major geological layers that shape this geography are indicated in different colors whose significance and origin are explained under the headings "
Tugela Falls vicinity – Tugela River in valley
Little Saddle
Amphitheatre (Drakensberg)
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The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg, South Africa. The cliff face of the Amphitheatre is roughly three times the size of the total combined area of all the
Drakensberg
…Drakensberg View of the Amphitheatre at the Royal Natal National Park Highest point Peak Thabana Ntlenyana Elevation 3,482 m (11,424 ft) Coordinates Dimensions Length 1,000 km (620 mi) SW…
The Amphitheatre with the Tugela River
The Amphitheatre ridge looking southeast