Thabana Ntlenyana

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Thabana Ntlenyana
The Thabana Ntlenyana seen from the south

The Thabana Ntlenyana seen from the south

height 3482  m
location Lesotho
Mountains Drakensberg
Coordinates 29 ° 28 ′ 5 ″  S , 29 ° 16 ′ 9 ″  E Coordinates: 29 ° 28 ′ 5 ″  S , 29 ° 16 ′ 9 ″  O
Thabana Ntlenyana (Lesotho)
Thabana Ntlenyana

The Thabana Ntlenyana ( Sesotho ; German: "Beautiful little mountain", also Thabantshonyana , "Black little mountain") is the highest mountain of the Drakensberg in southern Africa .

The Thabana Ntlenyana as seen from the Giants Castle Ridge

It is located in the east of the Kingdom of Lesotho and has an altitude of 3482 meters above sea level. It consists of basalt and is surrounded by mountains of similar height; the tip is not very pronounced.

The Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in Africa south of Mount Meru , which is only a little south of Kilimanjaro .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A. Mabille, H. Dieterlen: Sesuto-English Dictionary . Morija Sesuto Book Depot, Morija 1985