Explore Southern Africa's landscape, undulating plateaus, the Great Escarpment, and grasslands
An overview of the landscape of Southern Africa.
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NARRATOR: The landscape of southern Africa varies throughout the region. Broad plateaus rising high above sea level, called velds, cover most of Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, and Zambia.
Lesotho is very mountainous; in fact, Lesotho's Mount Ntlenyana is the highest point in southern Africa. A large central plateau extends across the island of Madagascar, covering nearly 60 percent of its total area. The Great Escarpment surrounds South Africa's interior plateau.
The Kalahari desert lies mostly in Botswana, while grasslands cover most of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Lesotho is very mountainous; in fact, Lesotho's Mount Ntlenyana is the highest point in southern Africa. A large central plateau extends across the island of Madagascar, covering nearly 60 percent of its total area. The Great Escarpment surrounds South Africa's interior plateau.
The Kalahari desert lies mostly in Botswana, while grasslands cover most of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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