KwaZulu-Natal topographic maps
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Nyanyadu
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Amajuba District Municipality > Dannhauser Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,410 m

Amatikulu
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality > uMlalazi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 54 m

Beacons
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 846 m

Umfolozi River
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality
Average elevation: 75 m

Pongola
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > uPhongolo Local Municipality
Average elevation: 291 m

Glenmore
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality
Average elevation: 36 m

Kokstad
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Greater Kokstad Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,338 m

Ingwavuma
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > Jozini Local Municipality
Average elevation: 500 m

Colenso
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality
Average elevation: 967 m

Umzimkulu
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Umzimkhulu Local Municipality
Average elevation: 763 m

Edendale
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > Msunduzi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 809 m

Osizweni
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Amajuba District Municipality > Newcastle Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,214 m

Tugela Ferry
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality > Msinga Local Municipality
Average elevation: 643 m

Izingolweni
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Ezinqoleni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 552 m

Highflats
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality
Average elevation: 965 m

Mkuze River
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > uPhongolo Local Municipality
Average elevation: 355 m

Mtubatuba Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Average elevation: 80 m

Dukuduku
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > Mtubatuba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 39 m

KwaDuma
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > Nongoma Local Municipality
Average elevation: 533 m

Bambanandi
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > uPhongolo Local Municipality
Average elevation: 882 m

eChibini Tarn
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > Impendle Local Municipality
Average elevation: 2,294 m

Nxamalala
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,133 m

Umzimkhulu Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality
Average elevation: 1,233 m

uMngeni
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,467 m

Umhlali
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > iLembe District Municipality > KwaDukuza Local Municipality
Average elevation: 55 m

Mwgahumbe
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > Mkhambathini Local Municipality
Average elevation: 572 m

Richard's Bay Harbour Mangroves
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality > Richards Bay
Areas of forest which grow in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa mostly on south facing slopes in higher rainfall areas, and along the humid coastal areas. Different types of forest can be identified by their species composition which depends mostly on the altitude, latitude and substrate (soil and rock types) in…
Average elevation: 3 m

Umbilo River
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality > Durban
Average elevation: 56 m

Cape Vidal
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > Mtubatuba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 19 m

Newcastle Ward 17
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Amajuba District Municipality > Newcastle Local Municipality > Osizweni
Average elevation: 1,229 m

Umzimkulu
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Kwa Sani Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,523 m

Sodwana Bay
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality
Average elevation: 16 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

Ngolotshe
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > Nongoma Local Municipality
Average elevation: 168 m

Cathkin Peak
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Okhahlamba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 2,660 m

Tugela
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > iLembe District Municipality > Mandeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 61 m

Ndwedwe Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > iLembe District Municipality
Average elevation: 406 m

uMlalazi Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality
Average elevation: 335 m

Umgeni River
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality > Queensburgh
Average elevation: 131 m

Charlestown
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Amajuba District Municipality > Newcastle Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,649 m

Endumeni Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality
Average elevation: 1,245 m

Crystal Springs
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Greater Kokstad Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,496 m

Weza Forest
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > uMuziwabantu Local Municipality
Areas of forest which grow in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa mostly on south facing slopes in higher rainfall areas, and along the humid coastal areas. Different types of forest can be identified by their species composition which depends mostly on the altitude, latitude and substrate (soil and rock types) in…
Average elevation: 1,317 m

Goxhil Dam
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Kwa Sani Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,509 m

Howick
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality
Howick is possibly the location of the first crewed flight in the world. Evidence exists that a John Goodman Household flew a self made glider in 1871 and again in 1875 on the outskirts of Howick, close to Karkloof. The actual distance flown and altitude achieved differs from source to source (some sources say…
Average elevation: 1,066 m

Pinetown
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Topographically, Pinetown is generally hilly with the exception of the central business district which is relatively flatter by comparison to the surrounding suburban areas. The notable high-lying areas in the eastern parts of Pinetown include Cowies Hill and the New Germany Nature Reserve reaching…
Average elevation: 296 m

Queensburgh
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 174 m

Mtubatuba
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > Mtubatuba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 64 m

Southbroom
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality
Average elevation: 30 m

WINTERBURN
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Okhahlamba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,315 m

Ballito
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > iLembe District Municipality > KwaDukuza Local Municipality
Average elevation: 31 m

Spioenkop Dam
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Okhahlamba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,139 m

uPhongolo Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality
Average elevation: 492 m

eMondlo
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > Abaqulusi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,152 m

Msinga
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality > Msinga Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,372 m

uMngeni River
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality > Howick
Average elevation: 1,041 m

Jozini Ward 20
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > Jozini Local Municipality
Average elevation: 107 m

Mohlesi (Umkomass)
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > Impendle Local Municipality
Average elevation: 3,113 m

Nongoma Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality
Average elevation: 448 m

Umdloti / eMdloti
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
eMdloti has a permanent population of around 3,000 people but can increase by as much as tenfold during the Christmas and Easter holiday season. Due to eMdloti's single access road (M27) from the M4/N2 interchanges, the topography, the fact that North and South Beach Roads are both cul-de-sacs and limited…
Average elevation: 38 m

uMhlabuyalingana Ward 17
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality > uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality
Average elevation: 57 m

Melmoth
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality > Mthonjaneni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 773 m

Chatsworth
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 149 m

Vulamehlo Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality
Average elevation: 421 m

Kloof
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
The further subdivisions and sale of portions of Richmond Farm No. 999 by the Field heirs after 1901 resulted in the birth of Kloof as a residential area: numerous plots were sold to wealthy Durban residents and businessmen, who built country house retreats close to the city, but (due to its 550 m above sea…
Average elevation: 480 m

Durban North
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 41 m

Ivy Beach
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality > Leisure Bay > Ivy Beach
Average elevation: 21 m

Maphumulo Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > iLembe District Municipality
Average elevation: 552 m

Mpungamhlophe
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > Ulundi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 735 m

Vryheid
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Zululand District Municipality > Abaqulusi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,191 m

The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Average elevation: 79 m

uThukela
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality > uMlalazi Local Municipality
The river originates in Mont-aux-Sources of the Drakensberg Mountains at an elevation of almost 11,000 feet and plunges 947 metres down the Tugela Falls. The Mont-aux-Sources is also the origin of tributaries of two other major South African rivers, the Orange and the Caledon River. From the Drakensberg range,…
Average elevation: 238 m

Inanda Dam
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 222 m

Nquthu Ward 17
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality > Nquthu Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,240 m

Port Edward
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality
Average elevation: 42 m

Estcourt
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Umtshezi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,204 m

Nquthu
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality > Nquthu Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,175 m

Empangeni
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality > uMhlathuze Local Municipality
Average elevation: 89 m

Umzimkulu
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Sisonke District Municipality > Kwa Sani Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,517 m

Mtunzini
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > King Cetswayo District Municipality > uMlalazi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 30 m

Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Ugu District Municipality > Ezinqoleni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 430 m

Greytown
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality > Umvoti Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,125 m

Nottingham Road
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,478 m

Kamberg
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > uMgeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,768 m

Camps Drift
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality > Pietermaritzburg
Average elevation: 650 m