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The Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Lesotho Drakensberg have hard erosion-resistant upper surfaces and therefore have a very rugged appearance, combining steep-sided blocks and pinnacles (giving rise to the Zulu name "Barrier of up-pointed spears"). Who first gave these mountains their Afrikaans or Dutch name Drakensberg, and why, is unknown. [3]
The eastern portion of the Great Escarpment within the borders of South Africa (see the accompanying map, above) is referred to as the Drakensberg (meaning "Dragon Mountains"). [ 1 ] [ 14 ] The Limpopo , Mpumalanga and Lesotho Drakensberg have hard erosion-resistant upper surfaces and therefore have a very high and rugged appearance, combining ...
The park is also home to the greatest gallery of rock art in the world with hundreds of sites and many thousands of images painted by the Bushmen . The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation and Development Area was conceived as a Peace park , covering about 8 113 km 2 , consisting of 5 170 km 2 (64%) in Lesotho and 2 943 km 2 (36%) in ...
Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (or Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve) is situated in the Drakensberg escarpment region of eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa.The reserve protects the Blyde River Canyon, including sections of the Ohrigstad and Blyde Rivers and the geological formations around Bourke's Luck Potholes, where the Treur River tumbles into the Blyde below.
The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is also in the List of Wetlands of International Importance (under the Ramsar Convention). Adjacent to the park is the Cathkin Estates Conservation and Wildlife Sanctuary, which spans 1,044 ha (10 km 2 ) of virgin grassland and represents the largest privately-owned game park in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg region.
Tugela Falls (uThukela in Zulu [citation needed]) is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg (Dragon's Mountains) of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. According to some measurements, it is the world's tallest waterfall.
Mont-aux-Sources is a mountain in Southern Africa, forming one of the highest portions of the Drakensberg Range. It is mostly within Lesotho, with parts in the KwaZulu-Natal and Free State provinces of South Africa. The peak is accessible from the Sentinel Car Park near Witsieshoek, via chain ladders.
An outlier of the Drakensberg Mountains Bankberg: Bank Mountains: Eastern Cape: Baviaanskloof berge: Baboon's Gorge Mountains: Eastern Cape: Blouberg: Blue Mountains: Limpopo: Bronberge: Source/Well Mountains: Gauteng: Cederberg: Ceder Mountains: Western Cape: Drakensberg called Maloti Mountains in Lesotho: Dragons Mountains: Eastern Cape, Free ...