Southern Africa

E18188

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and others, known for its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf region
subregion of Africa
abbreviation Southern African Development Community
surface form: SADC region
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
continent Africa
hasClimate Mediterranean
arid
semi-arid
subtropical
hasCountry Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
hasCulturalHeritage Afro-European cultural influences
Southern Ndebele
surface form: Ndebele house painting

San rock art
Zulu cultural traditions
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
mining
tourism
hasEcosystem Mediterranean-type shrubland
desert
savanna
wetlands
hasLandmark Cape of Good Hope
Table Mountain
Victoria Falls
hasLanguageFamily Bantu languages
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Khoisan languages
hasMajorLanguage Afrikaans
English
Portuguese
Setswana
Shona
Xhosa
Zulu
hasMajorRiver Limpopo River
Okavango River
Orange River
Zambezi River
hasNaturalResource coal
diamonds
gold
platinum
uranium
hasProtectedArea Chobe National Park
Etosha National Park
Hwange National Park
Kruger National Park
hasRegionalOrganization Southern African Development Community
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
hasSubregion Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
surface form: Cape Floristic Region

Drakensberg Mountains
Kalahari Desert
Limpopo River
surface form: Limpopo River Basin

Namib Desert
Okavango Delta
Zambezi Basin
surface form: Zambezi River Basin
hasTimeZone Central Africa Time
Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
hasWildlife African buffalo
African elephant
leopard
lion
rhinoceros
locatedIn Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
partOf Africa
surface form: African continent

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LSO appliesToRegion Southern Africa
Atlantic–Congo languages areSpokenIn Southern Africa
São Cristóvão associatedWith Southern Africa
Kingdom in the Sky associatedWithRegion Southern Africa
Central Africa borderedBy Southern Africa
Christiaan commonInRegion Southern Africa
Guttera distribution Southern Africa
David Livingstone explored Southern Africa
this entity surface form: southern Africa
Bantu languages geographicDistribution Southern Africa
Chersina geographicDistribution Southern Africa
subject surface form: Chersina angulata
this entity surface form: western South Africa
Africa hasSubregion Southern Africa
BWA hasSubregion Southern Africa
Thabana Ntlenyana highestPointOf Southern Africa
Rhodesian dollar historicalRegion Southern Africa
Africa Rocks includesSpeciesFrom Southern Africa
Bulawayo isTransportHubFor Southern Africa
this entity surface form: southern Africa
Bulawayo City Council locatedIn Southern Africa
Bulawayo Theatre locatedIn Southern Africa
Cape Colony locatedIn Southern Africa
Chobe National Park locatedIn Southern Africa
eastern Zimbabwe locatedIn Southern Africa
subject surface form: Eastern Zimbabwe
Francistown locatedIn Southern Africa
Kalahari Basin locatedIn Southern Africa
this entity surface form: southern Africa
Kalahari Desert locatedIn Southern Africa
this entity surface form: southern Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park locatedIn Southern Africa
Khoisan peoples locatedIn Southern Africa
Manyame River locatedIn Southern Africa
Namib Desert locatedIn Southern Africa
this entity surface form: Southwestern Africa
Namibia locatedIn Southern Africa
Natal Colony locatedIn Southern Africa
Northwestern Zambia locatedIn Southern Africa
Notwane River locatedIn Southern Africa
Olifants River (Lepelle) locatedIn Southern Africa
this entity surface form: southern Africa
Free State locatedIn Southern Africa
subject surface form: Orange Free State
Orange Free State locatedIn Southern Africa
this entity surface form: southern Africa
Orange River locatedIn Southern Africa
Pretoria, South Africa locatedIn Southern Africa
subject surface form: Pretoria
Secretariat locatedIn Southern Africa
subject surface form: Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community
this entity surface form: southern Africa
South Africa locatedIn Southern Africa
southeastern Zimbabwe locatedIn Southern Africa
subject surface form: Southeastern Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe locatedIn Southern Africa
Victoria Falls locatedIn Southern Africa
Winburg, Orange Free State locatedIn Southern Africa