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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 ...
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.
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 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
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.
The Langeberg Range is a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its highest peak is Keeromsberg at 2,072 m that lies 15 km northeast of the town of Worcester . Some of the highest peaks of the range are located just to the north of Swellendam , in a subrange known as the Clock Peaks whose highest point is the 1,710 m high ...
The Kogelberg is a range of mountains along the False Bay coast in the Western Cape of South Africa. They form part of the Cape Fold Belt, starting south of the Elgin valley and forming a steep coastal range as far as Kleinmond. The Kogelberg area has the steepest and highest drop directly into the ocean of any southern African coastal stretch.
The Swartberg mountains (black mountain in English) are a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is composed of two main mountain chains running roughly east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid Little Karoo. To the north of the range lies the other large semi-arid area in South Africa, the Great Karoo. Most ...