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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

Great Fish River

South Africa

Average elevation: 853 m

Alberton

South Africa > Gauteng > City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Alberton lies at an elevation of approximately 1,570 m (5,150 ft) above sea level on the banks of the Natal Spruit, approximately 11 km south-east of Johannesburg CBD, 59 km south of Pretoria and 49 km north-east of Vereeniging. Organisationally and administratively, it is included in the City of Ekurhuleni…

Average elevation: 1,617 m

Pongola River

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal

Average elevation: 684 m

Blyde River

South Africa > Mpumalanga > Ehlanzeni District Municipality

The Motlatse River ("Permanent River"), Blyde River (Afrikaans: Blyderivier "Glad River"), or Umdhlazi River is a river in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. It has a northwards course in steep-sided valleys and ravines of the Mpumalanga Drakensberg, before it enters the lowveld region of…

Average elevation: 930 m

Kamieskroon

South Africa > Northern Cape > Namakwa District Municipality > Kamiesberg Local Municipality

Kamieskroon is a small town in the Kamiesberg Local Municipality, lying in the foothills of the Kamiesberge at an elevation of approximately 800 m (2 600 ft). The town is more or less in the centre of Namaqualand, about 70 km (43 mi) to the south of Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is known mainly…

Average elevation: 789 m

Kreeftebaai

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 4 m

Tietiesbaai

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 23 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

Doring River

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 612 m

Mzimvubu River

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 789 m

Groot River

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 614 m

Kouga River

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 505 m

Mooi River

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal

Average elevation: 1,194 m

Riet River

South Africa > Free State

Average elevation: 1,251 m

Umzimkulu River

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal

Average elevation: 953 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

Wild Coast Region

South Africa > Eastern Cape

Average elevation: 580 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

UNESCO Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

South Africa > Northern Cape

The Richtersveld is a desert landscape characterised by rugged kloofs and high mountains, situated in the north-western corner of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. It is full of changing scenery from flat, sandy, coastal plains, to craggy sharp mountains of volcanic rock and the lushness of the Orange…

Average elevation: 394 m

Harts River

South Africa > Northern Cape

Average elevation: 1,286 m

Camdeboo National Park

South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality > Camdeboo Local Municipality

The park is located on the southern foothills of the Sneeuberg Mountain ranges, with an elevation of between 740 and 1480 metres above sea level.

Average elevation: 837 m

Uniondale

South Africa > Western Cape > George

Average elevation: 847 m

Ladismith

South Africa > Western Cape > George

It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an elevation of 550 m above sea level, at the southern base of the Swartberg. It is currently included in the southern Kannaland Local Municipality. The nearest towns are Calitzdorp to the east, Vanwyksdorp and Riversdale to the south and…

Average elevation: 605 m

Ceres

South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Winelands District Municipality > Witzenberg Local Municipality

Ceres experiences a typical Mediterranean climate tempered by its altitude. The town experiences warmer temperatures in summer, due to its inland location with infrequent rainfall, however winters are cool to quite cold and wet, with frequent snowfalls on the surrounding higher-lying ground, rarely falling on…

Average elevation: 586 m

Stilbaai

South Africa > Western Cape > George

Average elevation: 57 m

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