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Komati River

South Africa

The river originates west of Carolina, rising at an elevation of about 1,800 m (5,906 ft) near Breyten in the Ermelo district of the Mpumalanga province. It flows in a general northeasterly direction and reaches the Indian Ocean at Maputo Bay, after a course of some 800 km (497 mi).

Average elevation: 477 m

Stilbaai

South Africa > Western Cape > George

Average elevation: 57 m

Port Shepstone

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality

Port Shepstone's topography is characterised by a rugged/hilly terrain with the Central Business District (CBD) lying on a large hill overlooking the Indian Ocean. Port Shepstone proper (excluding its extensions) is bordered by the uMzimkhulu River to the north and the N2 freeway to the east and is also…

Average elevation: 33 m

Limpopo River

South Africa

Average elevation: 716 m

Buffalo River

South Africa > Eastern Cape > Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

The Buffalo River has its source in the seeps and sponges of the Amatola Mountains at an altitude of 1200 m. The river is 126 kilometres long and drains a catchment of 1287 square kilometres. From its source, the river descends through indigenous forest in a deeply incised channel, flanked by rock cliffs up to…

Average elevation: 395 m

Tugela Falls

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Okhahlamba Local Municipality

First, many now believe that Angel Falls is not as tall as was claimed in the initial survey carried out by American journalist Ruth Robertson in 1949. The quoted figure of 979 m (3,212 ft) corresponds almost precisely with the difference in altitude between the top of the falls and the confluence of the Rio…

Average elevation: 2,773 m

Jutten Island

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 0 m

Ugu District Municipality

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal

Being a coastal strip, the topography generally falls towards the coast and is segmented by many water courses (streams/rivers) resulting in numerous hills and valleys as well as very flat areas along the coast.

Average elevation: 458 m

Gourits River

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 283 m

Sundays River

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 798 m

Riet River

South Africa > Free State

Average elevation: 1,251 m

Sabie River

South Africa > Mpumalanga

Average elevation: 440 m

Great Kei River

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 654 m

Mvoti River

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal

Average elevation: 643 m

Malgas Island Marine Protected Area

South Africa > Western Cape

The type of rock of the reef is of some importance, as it influences the range of possibilities for the local topography, which in turn influences the range of habitats provided, and therefore the diversity of inhabitants. Sandstone and other sedimentary rocks erode and weather very differently, and depending…

Average elevation: 2 m

Harts River

South Africa > Northern Cape

Average elevation: 1,286 m

Steelpoort River

South Africa > Limpopo

Average elevation: 1,319 m

Alice

South Africa > Eastern Cape > Amathole District Municipality > Nkonkobe Local Municipality

The location was named Lovedale by European missionaries who settled there in 1824.It lies on the southwestern bank of the Tyhume River, west-northwest of East London, at an elevation of 1,720(524m).It was named after John Love of the Glasgow Missionary Society. During the Frontier War it was abandoned and the…

Average elevation: 586 m

Kreeftebaai

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 4 m

Tietiesbaai

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 23 m

Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve

South Africa > Gauteng > Sedibeng District Municipality > Lesedi Local Municipality

Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve is a protected area which encompasses most of the Suikerbosrand Range, South Africa. It is one of Gauteng's most frequented ecotourism locations, located approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, just west of the town of Heidelberg in the upper catchment of the Klip…

Average elevation: 1,617 m

Great Fish River

South Africa

Average elevation: 853 m

Mokala National Park

South Africa > Northern Cape > Pixley ka Seme District Municipality > Siyancuma Local Municipality

The Northern Cape is a dry region with fluctuating temperatures and differing topographies. The weather is typically that of desert and semi-desert areas. The annual rainfall is never high (between 300–500 mm, average 400 mm) and is always lower than the rate of evaporation. Summers (from December to…

Average elevation: 1,169 m

Kouga River

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 505 m

Umzimkulu River

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal

Average elevation: 953 m

Wild Coast Region

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 580 m

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