![]() ![]() ![]() Much of South Africa’s water comes from the snow-capped peaks of this tiny, landlocked nation. It might sound strange, but did you know South Africa has another country within its borders? Nestled in the Drakensberg is the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho. The eastern range, called the Drakensberg or Dragon’s Mountain, is filled with jagged peaks, some reaching more than 3,475 meters high! To the east, south and west of the plateau lands is a mountainous region called the Great Escarpment. These lands are covered with rolling grasslands, called highveld, and tree-dotted plains, called bushveld. Most of South Africa’s landscape is made up of high, flat areas called plateaus. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Afrikans, English, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga We’re off to a place bursting with wonderful wildlife, rich culture and mind-blowing history! Check out our fascinating facts about South Africa…ĬAPITALS: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) ![]()
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