Drakensberg (Q183295)

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English Wikipedia categories: Afromontane ecoregions, Climbing areas of South Africa, Drakensberg, Ecoregions of Africa, Escarpments of Africa, Extinct volcanism, Great Escarpment, Southern Africa, Landforms of KwaZulu-Natal, Landforms of Mpumalanga, Landforms of the Free State (province), Large igneous provinces, Lesotho–South Africa border, Montane grasslands and shrublands, Mountain ranges of Lesotho, Mountain ranges of Limpopo, Mountain ranges of South Africa, Mountain ranges of the Eastern Cape, Precambrian volcanism, Prehistoric Africa, Triassic volcanism, Volcanism of Lesotho, Volcanism of South Africa, World Heritage Sites in South Africa

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Drakensberg (Zulu: uKhahlamba, Sotho: Maloti, Afrikaans: Drakensberge) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – 2,000 to 3,482 metres (6,562 to 11,424 feet) within the border region of South Africa and Lesotho.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Drakensbergen (Afrikaans: Drakensberge, Sotho: Maloti, Zoeloe: uKhahlamba) is een keten van bergen in Zuid-Afrika, die tot 3482 meter hoogte reiken en daarmee de hoogste van het land zijn. In het Sotho heet de bergketen Maloti en in de taal van de Zoeloes heet de bergketen uKhahlamba, wat "barrière van speren" betekent. De Drakensbergen vormen het oostelijk deel van het Great Escarpment, waarvan ook het Namibisch escarpment deel uit maakt.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Drakensberge, wat oor 'n afstand van byna 1 000 kilometer van die Kaapse Stormberge deur die Vrystaat en KwaZulu-Natal tot by die Wolkberg in Limpopo strek, is die grootste bergreeks in Suider-Afrika.

Summary from Български език / Bulgarian Wikipedia (bgwiki)

Драконовите планини (на африкаанс: Drakensberge) са най-високата планинска верига в Южна Африка, разположена на територията на Република Южна Африка, Лесото и Есватини. Планините са известни още с името Дракенсберг или Драхенфелз, което ще рече „Драконова скала“. Заселниците дали на веригата това име заради легендата, че там живее дракон, който често прелита над снежните върхове. Общата им площ е около 800 000 km².

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Le Drakensberg (en afrikaans : Drakensberge, en zoulou : uKhahlamba, en langues sotho-tswana : Maluti) est une chaîne de montagnes en Afrique australe. Situé dans l'Est de l'Afrique du Sud, au Lesotho et en Eswatini, il correspond géographiquement à la partie orientale du Grand Escarpement. Il culmine à 3 482 m d'altitude au Thabana Ntlenyana.

Wikidata location: -29.3667, 29.5333 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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mountain range (Q46831)

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