Maletsunyane waterfall
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 52 ′ 7 ″ S , 28 ° 3 ′ 6 ″ E | |
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| place | Lesotho | |
| height | Falling edge : 2200 m | |
| Falling watercourse | Maletsunyane | |
| Estuarine waters | Maletsunyane → Orange | |
The Maletsunyane waterfall (English: Maletsunyane Falls after the Maletsunyane river, also Le Bihan after a French missionary who was the first white man to see the waterfall in 1881) is a 192 meter high waterfall in the state of Lesotho in southern Africa . It is the second highest waterfall in South Africa after the Tugela Falls and the highest uninterrupted waterfall in southern Africa.
The Maletsunyane waterfall is located in the Maseru district near the village of Semonkong and is a tourist attraction. A descent to the bottom of the valley is possible near the waterfall. The waterfall is often iced over in winter.
Semonkong means place of smoke and is named after the waterfall.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Waterfall database
- ↑ Information at world66.com ( Memento from March 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ David Ambrose : The Guide to Lesotho. Winchester Press, Johannesburg, Maseru 1976, ISBN 0-620-02190-X , p. 155.