Southern Africa
Lesotho
The top 5 natural landmarks of Lesotho — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
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WaterfallsMaletsunyane Falls
Semonkong
Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high (630 ft) waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho. It is located near the town of Semonkong (Site of smoke), which is also named after the falls. The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt.
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A single 192 m plunge, among the highest in southern Africa.
MountainsSani Pass
Mokhotlong
Sani Pass is a mountain pass located in the West of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the road between Himeville, KwaZulu-Natal and Mokhotlong, Lesotho. The pass traverses the Great Escarpment of southern Africa in its highest region, the Drakensberg Mountains, which reach an elevation of over 3,000 meters.
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A dizzying mountain pass climbing into the kingdom in the sky.
MountainsDrakensberg
Eastern Lesotho
The Drakensberg (Zulu: uKhahlamba; Sotho: Maloti; Afrikaans: Drakensberge) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau.
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Basalt peaks forming the roof of southern Africa.
ForestsTs'ehlanyane
Leribe
Ts'ehlanyane National Park is a National Park in Lesotho. It is located in the Maloti Mountains in Leribe District, and is part of the larger Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area.
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A high valley sheltering rare indigenous forest and alpine flora.
LakesKatse Reservoir
Thaba-Tseka
The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamatšo River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam after the Tekezé Dam in Ethiopia.
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A vast mountain reservoir cradled among soaring highland peaks.