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South Africa

South Africa combines an elevated interior, the Drakensberg escarpment, dry west and warmer east coast. The Orange drains west; Durban is an eastern port and Gqeberha lies on Algoa Bay.

Fast Facts

  • The Great Escarpment, highest in the Drakensberg, separates the interior plateau from the coastal belt.
  • The Witwatersrand around Johannesburg has produced more gold than anywhere else, and the country leads the world in platinum.
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