Soutpansberg

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Hikers in the Soutpansberg

Soutpansberg ( Afrikaans for ' salt pan mountain ') is a mountain range in the Limpopo Province in northeastern South Africa and the northernmost mountain range in South Africa.

The Soutpansberg stretches for about 250 km in east-west direction south of the border with Zimbabwe, the extension in the north-south direction is between 15 and 60 kilometers. In the western half will be (1748 m ) reaches its greatest heights with the mountains Hanglip ( 1719 m) ​​and Lajuma. This section also contains the Nature Reserve Western Soutpansberg Conservancy with an area of 90,000 ha In the west, the mountains of the Blouberg connects.

The mountain is named after the salt pan at its western end. The old Dutch spelling was Zoutspansberg.

Websites

  • The Soutpansberg ( English )
  • Soutpansberg ( English )
  • Mountains in Africa
  • Mountains in South Africa
  • Geography ( Limpopo Province )
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