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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.
Over most of the South African Highveld, the average annual rainfall is between 500 and 900 millimetres (20 and 35 in) a year, decreasing to about 250 mm (9.8 in) near the western border and increasing to nearly 1,000 mm (39 in) in some parts of the Lesotho Highlands; the South African lowveld generally receives more precipitation than the ...
Lowveld: renamed Malalane: Marble Hall: Highveld and Cosmos: Matsulu: Mbombela Local Municipality: Ehlanzeni District Municipality: Mbhejeka: Grass and Wetlands: Albert Luthuli Local Municipality: Gert Sibande District Municipality: Middelburg: Highveld and Cosmos: Moddergat: Grass and Wetlands: Albert Luthuli Local Municipality: Gert Sibande ...
Winter is the dry season. Annual rainfall is highest on the Highveld in the west, between 1,000 and 2,000 mm (39.4 and 78.7 in) depending on the year. The further east, the less rain, with the Lowveld recording 500 to 900 mm (19.7 to 35.4 in) per annum. Variations in temperature are also related to the altitude of the different regions.
Eswatini is divided into four climatic regions: the Highveld, Middleveld, Lowveld, and Lubombo plateau. Generally speaking, rain falls mostly during the summer months (December to March), often in the form of thunderstorms. [63] Winter is the dry season. Annual rainfall is highest on the Highveld in the west, between 1,000 and 2,000 mm (39.4 ...
The Lowveld is known for its high concentration of big game, including the larger animals, like African elephants, rhino, African buffalo, the big cats (lions, leopards, and cheetahs), the plains zebra, and a wide variety of antelope, while the slow-flowing streams and wetlands of the Lowveld are a haven for the hippos and crocodiles. The bird ...
At no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis.
The rocks found in the Lowveld below the Mpumalanga portion of the Great Escarpment are more than 3 billion years old. [10] As the escarpment retreated inland, the Cape Fold Mountains that had formed 150 million years earlier and been buried under sediments from the Himalaya -sized range of Gondwana mountains were gradually re-exposed. [ 12 ]