Southern Africa

E18188

region subregion of Africa

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.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
southern Africa	27
British South Africa (informal region)	1
Southeastern Africa	1
Southern Africa region	1
Southwestern Africa	1
western South Africa	1

Statements (79)

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

Referenced by (164)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zambezi Basin → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Zambezi River → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zambezi Valley → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Zambia → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zulu Kingdom → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Limpopo River → locatedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Mashonaland region → locatedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Mashonaland

Matabeleland South → locatedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Midlands Province → locatedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

The Smoke that Thunders → locatedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Great Trek → location → Southern Africa ⓘ

Orange River Trek → location → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Aquila verreauxii → nativeRange → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

African wild dog → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

Aizoaceae → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

Chaetachme → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Chersina → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Chersina angulata

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Obetia → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Stigmochelys → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Stigmochelys pardalis

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Swazi people → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

Widdringtonia → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

greater kudu → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

tent tortoise → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Central Africa Time → observedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

British South Africa Company → operatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African Air Force → operatesIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Natal Colony → partOf → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: British South Africa (informal region)

Xai-Xai → partOf → Southern Africa ⓘ

!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

BWP → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Battle of Schuinshoogte → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

CNA Literary Award → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Cape rixdollar → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Chavuma Falls → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Chichewa → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Coat of arms of the South African Republic → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Common Monetary Area → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Cuando River → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Devil's Cataract → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Eswatini → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

First Boer War → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Flag of the South African Republic → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Great Zimbabwe → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Great Zimbabwe University → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Hertzog Bills → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Kariba Gorge → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Khoe-Kwadi → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Khoisan languages → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Lesotho → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Lesotho loti → region → Southern Africa ⓘ