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Mountain ranges of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Pages in category "Mountain ranges of the Western Cape" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Cold Bucks Field Mountains: Western Cape: Kouga Mountains: named after the Kouga River (‘hippos’) Eastern Cape: Part of the Cape Fold Belt system Langeberg: Long Mountains: Western Cape: 2,075 m (6,808 ft) Part of the Cape Fold Belt system Langkloof Mountains: Long Valley/Gap Mountains: Western Cape: Part of the Cape Fold Belt system ...
The ranges are rich in fynbos flora and experience a typical Mediterranean climate. The name stems from the Sonderend River, and was originally a literal translation of the Khoi-khoi name "Kannakamkanna" ("river without end") into Afrikaans. [1] Riviersonderend Mountains from the N2 highway near the town of Riviersonderend
Pages in category "Mountains of the Western Cape" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Cape Fold Mountains form a series of parallel ranges that run along the south-western and southern coastlines of South Africa for 850 km from the Cederberg 200 km to the north of the Cape Peninsula, and then along the south coast as far as Port Elizabeth, 650 km to the east (see the two maps one above the other on the right).
The boundaries of the Overberg are the Hottentots-Holland mountains in the West; the Riviersonderend Mountains, part of the Cape Fold Belt, in the North; the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the South and the Breede River in the East. The area has always been considered as the breadbasket of the Cape and is largely given to grain farming ...
The Piketberg Mountain Range is a mountain range located in the Swartland (Black land) region of the Western Cape in South Africa. [1] Image of the Piketberg mountains from a south-easterly perspective. The mountain range is made up of low mountains primarily composed of Table Mountain Sandstone.
Western Cape topology showing the Boland Mountains. The Boland (Afrikaans pronunciation:, meaning "highland" [1]) is a region of the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town in the middle and upper courses of the Berg and Breede Rivers, around the Boland Mountains of the central Cape Fold Belt.