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Blouberg (range)
Mountain range in Limpopo, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Blouberg (formerly "Blaauwberg"), meaning "Blue Mountain" in Dutch, is a range of mountains in the Limpopo Province, at the far north of South Africa. It is located in Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District.[1] The mountain is entrenched in the history of the local Northern Sotho people, and they have different names for its various parts.[2]
Blouberg | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,040 m (6,690 ft) |
Listing | List of mountain ranges of South Africa |
Coordinates | 23°05′0″S 28°51′0″E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 36 km (22 mi) E/W |
Width | 10 km (6.2 mi) N/S |
Geography | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
Parent range | Soutpansberg |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Kaapvaal craton |
Age of rock | Neoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic |
Type of rock | Bushveld igneous complex, sandstone |
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The Blouberg forms part of the 'Vhembe Biosphere Reserve', named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO since 2009.[3] This reserve also includes the neighboring Makgabeng Plateau, the Soutpansberg, the northern part of the Kruger National Park, the Makuleke Wetlands and the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape.[4] The eastern and part of the central Blouberg prominences are enclosed and protected as part of the Blouberg Nature Reserve. A 4x4 track traverses Rapanyan's Neck, the defile that separates these easterly subranges.