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Harts River

South Africa > Northern Cape

Average elevation: 4,219 ft

Mokala National Park

South Africa > Northern Cape > Pixley ka Seme District Municipality > Siyancuma Local Municipality

The Northern Cape is a dry region with fluctuating temperatures and differing topographies. The weather is typically that of desert and semi-desert areas. The annual rainfall is never high (between 300–500 mm, average 400 mm) and is always lower than the rate of evaporation. Summers (from December to…

Average elevation: 3,835 ft

Kamieskroon

South Africa > Northern Cape > Namakwa District Municipality > Kamiesberg Local Municipality

Kamieskroon is a small town in the Kamiesberg Local Municipality, lying in the foothills of the Kamiesberge at an elevation of approximately 800 m (2 600 ft). The town is more or less in the centre of Namaqualand, about 70 km (43 mi) to the south of Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is known mainly…

Average elevation: 2,589 ft

Douglas

South Africa > Northern Cape > Pixley ka Seme District Municipality > Siyancuma Local Municipality

Douglas has a record of its elevation above sea level of 1030.22 meters (3379.99 feet). Comparing Douglas district's yearly temperature to South Africa's averages, the records show that it is 4.01% higher with a temperature 25.23 °C (77.41 °F). Douglas is known for its Subtropical desert climate with 38.78…

Average elevation: 3,314 ft

Victoria West

South Africa > Northern Cape > Pixley ka Seme District Municipality > Ubuntu Local Municipality

Victoria West is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.

Average elevation: 4,232 ft

UNESCO Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

South Africa > Northern Cape

The Richtersveld is a desert landscape characterised by rugged kloofs and high mountains, situated in the north-western corner of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. It is full of changing scenery from flat, sandy, coastal plains, to craggy sharp mountains of volcanic rock and the lushness of the Orange…

Average elevation: 1,293 ft

Calvinia

South Africa > Northern Cape > Namakwa District Municipality > Hantam Local Municipality

The town is 301 kilometers (470 kilometers by tar road) north of Cape Town and lies at an altitude of 970 meters.

Average elevation: 3,356 ft

Upington

South Africa > Northern Cape > ZF Mgcawu District Municipality

The elevation of Upington is 2,742 feet (835 metres). It is the closest large centre to the Augrabies Falls (arguably the greatest of South African waterfalls) and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The landscape is very arid but the soil is fertile and crops such as fruit are grown in irrigated fields. The…

Average elevation: 2,785 ft

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