The Highveld begins north of this range, which is known in a local language as uKhahlamba (“oo-ka-LAHM-ba”), or “barrier of spears.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this mountain range whose tallest peak is Thabana Ntlenyana. This range, the eastern part of the Great Escarpment, forms the northern border of KwaZulu-Natal.
ANSWER: Drakensberg [accept Maloti Mountains]
[10e] Thabana Ntlenyana is located in this country governed from Maseru. This tiny landlocked country has the highest low point in the world, found at the junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers.
ANSWER: Lesotho [or the Kingdom of Lesotho; accept Naha ea Lesotho]
[10h] The western end of the Great Escarpment runs through the “Great” part of this arid area with a Khoikhoi name. This loosely defined area north of the Cape is dotted by flat-topped hills called koppies.
ANSWER: Karoo [accept Great Karoo; accept Lesser Karoo or Klein Karoo]
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