Mont-aux-Sources plateau
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The Mont-aux-Sources plateau is a high, rugged tableland in the Drakensberg Mountains of southern Africa, renowned as the source region of several major rivers and for its dramatic cliffs and scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont-aux-Sources plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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plateau ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Lesotho
NERFINISHED
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South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
cool high-mountain climate
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frequent mist and cloud cover ⓘ winter snowfall ⓘ |
| country |
Lesotho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Atlantic Ocean via Orange River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean via Tugela River ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 10767 feet above sea level
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approximately 3282 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geology |
mainly basalt
ⓘ
part of Karoo volcanic sequence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Tugela Falls escarpment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-altitude grasslands ⓘ rocky tableland ⓘ sheer basalt cliffs ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Amphitheatre cliff face
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Natal National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a major watershed
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dramatic cliffs ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ rugged scenery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
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Drakensberg Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | mountain of sources ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown |
Bergville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phuthaditjhaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Escarpment of southern Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Free State
NERFINISHED
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KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesotho Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Elands River (Drakensberg)
NERFINISHED
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Orange River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tugela River NERFINISHED ⓘ other tributaries of major southern African rivers ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | adjacent to uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
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mountain climbing ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (on South African side) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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