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List of South African provinces by highest point

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The following is a list of the provinces of South Africa ranked by highest point in elevation.

List

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Rank Province Highest point Elevation Coordinates
1 KwaZulu-Natal Mafadi 3,451 m (11,322 ft) 29°12′10″S 29°21′30″E / 29.202857°S 29.358324°E / -29.202857; 29.358324
2 Free State Namahadi Peak 3,274 m (10,741 ft) 28°46′20″S 28°49′20″E / 28.772286°S 28.822285°E / -28.772286; 28.822285
3 Eastern Cape KwaDuma 3,019 m (9,905 ft) 30°28′02″S 28°09′21″E / 30.467214°S 28.155861°E / -30.467214; 28.155861
4 Mpumalanga Die Berg 2,331 m (7,648 ft) 25°12′34″S 30°08′59″E / 25.20935°S 30.149692°E / -25.20935; 30.149692
5 Western Cape Seweweekspoortpiek 2,325 m (7,628 ft) 33°23′54″S 21°22′04″E / 33.398214°S 21.367753°E / -33.398214; 21.367753
6 Northern Cape Murch Point 2,156 m (7,073 ft) 31°41′37″S 24°30′48″E / 31.693607°S 24.513417°E / -31.693607; 24.513417
7 Limpopo Iron Crown 2,126 m (6,975 ft) 23°59′57″S 29°56′46″E / 23.999197°S 29.946223°E / -23.999197; 29.946223
8 Gauteng Toringkop 1,913 m (6,276 ft) 26°30′41″S 28°13′47″E / 26.511319°S 28.229797°E / -26.511319; 28.229797
9 North West Nooitgedacht West 1,852 m (6,076 ft) 25°51′40″S 27°31′51″E / 25.861053°S 27.530813°E / -25.861053; 27.530813

References

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  • Mcintosh, Fiona (1 June 2011). "Hiking South Africa's highest provincial peaks". Getaway. Cape Town: Ramsay Media. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  • "South Africa Province High Points". Peakbagger. Retrieved 11 March 2015.