Kirk Range

Kirk Range, plateau in southwestern Malaŵi, extending in a north-south direction and skirting the southwestern shore of Lake Nyasa and the western border of the Shire River valley. The northern scarp overlooks the Central Region Plateau, while the southern limits merge into the lower Shire Highlands. The plateau’s height decreases in a southerly direction, from 5,500 feet (1,676 m) at Dedza to 1,400 feet (425 m) in the Blantyre area. The plateau is dotted with...