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Natal Drakensburg Description
The name Drakensberg was originally applied only to the 100km/60mi long range of mountains extending between the Mont-aux-Sources and the Underberg in KwaZulu/Natal and Lesotho. This range, one of South Africa's most popular holiday regions, is now known as the Natal Drakensberg. The Boer settlers called the range the Drakensberg, seeing the form of the hills as resembling a recumbent dragon. In the Zulu language the mountains, with their jagged crest, are called Qathlamba, the "Rampart of Raised Spears".

The Natal Drakensberg reaches heights of 3,377m/11,080ft in Champagne Castle and 3,482m/11,424ft in Mt Thabana Ntlenyana (in Lesotho). To the east the mountains fall almost vertically down to 1,000m/3,300ft. Below this steep
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Hobbies & Activities category: Region with significant interests;  UNESCO World Heritage Site
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