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.

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Mont-aux-Sources plateau canonical 2

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

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Royal Natal National Park → hasFeature → Mont-aux-Sources plateau ⓘ
The Amphitheatre cliff face → near → Mont-aux-Sources plateau ⓘ