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Veld (/ v ɛ l t / or / f ɛ l t /, Afrikaans and Dutch: veld, field), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub , especially in the countries of South Africa , Lesotho , Eswatini , Zimbabwe and Botswana .
The Bushveld (from Afrikaans: bosveld, Afrikaans: bos 'bush' and Afrikaans: veld) is a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa.The ecoregion straddles the Tropic of Capricorn and constitutes the southern part of the Zambezian region.
The koppie itself is located on a plot of around 20 acres, surrounded by veld, which is around 80 metres high known as Lonehill Loch. It is unlocked only on weekends, allowing hikers and picnickers to climb to the top, or just lay out a picnic blanket in its surrounding grassy area. [1] The veld contains three Stone Age furnaces.
About 20% of the country consists of low-lying areas, (the low veld) under 900m. Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest and most spectacular waterfalls, is located in the country's extreme northwest and is part of the Zambezi river. [117] [118]
Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 ft). The former Central Business District is located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the Witwatersrand (English: White Water's Ridge) and the terrain falls to the north and south.
The Highveld (Afrikaans: Hoëveld, pronounced [ˈɦuəfælt], lit. ' High Field ') is the portion of the South African inland plateau which has an altitude above roughly 1,500 m (4,900 ft), but below 2,100 m (6,900 ft), thus excluding the Lesotho mountain regions to the south-east of the Highveld.
Map of Eswatini Location of Eswatini Enlargeable, detailed map of Eswatini Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), is a country in Southern Africa lying between Mozambique and South Africa . The country is located at the geographic coordinates 26°30′S 31°30′E / 26.500°S 31.500°E / -26.500; 31
Veldt, or veld, is open rural landscape (grassland, shrubland) in southern Africa. Veldt may also refer to: "The Veldt" (short story), a science fiction story by Ray Bradbury. The Veldt, a 1987 Soviet film based on the story by Ray Bradbury "The Veldt" (song), a song by deadmau5, also based on the Bradbury story