South Africa topographic maps
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Badplaas
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Gert Sibande > Albert Luthuli Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,152 m
Alberton
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Alberton lies at an elevation of approximately 1,570 m (5,150 ft) above sea level on the banks of the Natal Spruit, approximately 11 km south-east of Johannesburg CBD, 59 km south of Pretoria and 49 km north-east of Vereeniging. Organisationally and administratively, it is included in the City of Ekurhuleni…
Average elevation: 1,617 m
Alverton
South Africa > Limpopo > Sekhukhune District Municipality > Greater Tubatse Local Municipality
Average elevation: 759 m
Balmoral
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Nkangala > Emalahleni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,468 m
Bulwer Park
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality > Durban
Average elevation: 60 m
Ceres
South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Winelands District Municipality > Witzenberg Local Municipality
Ceres experiences a typical Mediterranean climate tempered by its altitude. The town experiences warmer temperatures in summer, due to its inland location with infrequent rainfall, however winters are cool to quite cold and wet, with frequent snowfalls on the surrounding higher-lying ground, rarely falling on…
Average elevation: 586 m
Coligny
South Africa > North West > Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality > Ditsobotla Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,477 m
Komati River
The river originates west of Carolina, rising at an elevation of about 1,800 m (5,906 ft) near Breyten in the Ermelo district of the Mpumalanga province. It flows in a general northeasterly direction and reaches the Indian Ocean at Maputo Bay, after a course of some 800 km (497 mi).
Average elevation: 477 m
The Three Rondavels
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Ehlanzeni District Municipality > Thaba Chweu Local Municipality
The Mogologolo (1,794 m), Mariepskop (1,944 m) and Hebronberg (1,767 m) massifs are partially included in the reserve. Elevation varies from 560 m to 1,944 m above sea level. Its resort areas are F.H. Odendaal and Swadeni, the latter only accessible from Limpopo province. The area of approximately 29,000…
Average elevation: 1,042 m
Welbedacht Dam
South Africa > Free State > Xhariep District Municipality > Naledi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,452 m
Melville Koppies Central
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality > Johannesburg
Average elevation: 1,666 m
Masodi
South Africa > Limpopo > Waterberg District Municipality > Mogalakwena Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,072 m
Verena
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Nkangala > Thembisile Hani Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,375 m
Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality > Chatsworth
Average elevation: 98 m
Ugu District Municipality
Being a coastal strip, the topography generally falls towards the coast and is segmented by many water courses (streams/rivers) resulting in numerous hills and valleys as well as very flat areas along the coast.
Average elevation: 458 m
Malgas Island Marine Protected Area
The type of rock of the reef is of some importance, as it influences the range of possibilities for the local topography, which in turn influences the range of habitats provided, and therefore the diversity of inhabitants. Sandstone and other sedimentary rocks erode and weather very differently, and depending…
Average elevation: 2 m
UNESCO Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
The Richtersveld is a desert landscape characterised by rugged kloofs and high mountains, situated in the north-western corner of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. It is full of changing scenery from flat, sandy, coastal plains, to craggy sharp mountains of volcanic rock and the lushness of the Orange…
Average elevation: 394 m
Gcuwa (Butterworth)
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Amathole District Municipality > Mnquma Local Municipality
Average elevation: 599 m
Bethal
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Gert Sibande > Govan Mbeki Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,662 m
Yzerfontein
South Africa > Western Cape > West Coast District Municipality > Swartland Local Municipality
Average elevation: 8 m
Saint Helena Bay
South Africa > Western Cape > West Coast District Municipality > Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Average elevation: 45 m
Ngqamakhwe
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Amathole District Municipality > Mnquma Local Municipality
Average elevation: 998 m
Randburg
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,567 m
Vaalwater
South Africa > Limpopo > Waterberg District Municipality > Modimolle Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,183 m
Tafelberg
South Africa > Western Cape > West Coast District Municipality > Cederberg Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,526 m
Champagne Castle
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Okhahlamba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 3,102 m
Ezakheni
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Uthukela District Municipality > Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality
Average elevation: 995 m
Tigane
South Africa > North West > Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality > Matlosana Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,530 m
Johannesburg Botanical Gardens
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality > Randburg
Average elevation: 1,633 m
Hartbeespoort Dam
South Africa > North West > Bojanala Platinum District Municipality > Madibeng Local Municipality > Kosmos
Average elevation: 1,254 m
Qamata River
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Chris Hani District Municipality > Intsika Yethu Local Municipality
Average elevation: 894 m
De Hoop Dam
South Africa > Limpopo > Sekhukhune District Municipality > Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 906 m
Buffels
South Africa > Northern Cape > Namakwa District Municipality > Nama Khoi Local Municipality > Kleinsee
Average elevation: 18 m
Sabi Sands Game Reserve
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Ehlanzeni District Municipality > Bushbuckridge
Average elevation: 421 m
Welgevonden Nature Reserve
South Africa > Limpopo > Waterberg District Municipality > Mokopane
Average elevation: 1,356 m
De Hoop Nature Reserve
South Africa > Western Cape > Overberg District Municipality
Average elevation: 63 m
Gansbaai
South Africa > Western Cape > Overberg District Municipality > Overstrand Local Municipality
Average elevation: 34 m
Gamtoos River
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Average elevation: 261 m
Bronkhorstspruit
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,502 m
Maluti-a-Phofung Ward 11
South Africa > Free State > Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality > Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality
Average elevation: 2,050 m
Lepelle-Nkumpi Ward 26
South Africa > Limpopo > Capricorn District Municipality > Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,209 m
Boskop Dam
South Africa > North West > Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality > Tlokwe Local Municipality > Boskop
Average elevation: 1,399 m
Riviersonderend
South Africa > Western Cape > Overberg District Municipality > Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
Average elevation: 212 m
Hermanus
South Africa > Western Cape > Overberg District Municipality > Overstrand Local Municipality
Average elevation: 87 m
Port Alfred
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality > Ndlambe Local Municipality
Average elevation: 33 m
Redhouse
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 13 m
Noupoort
South Africa > Northern Cape > Pixley ka Seme District Municipality > Umsobomvu Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,541 m
Loerie
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality > Kouga Local Municipality
Average elevation: 79 m
Rouxville
South Africa > Free State > Xhariep District Municipality > Mohokare Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,518 m
Reddersburg
South Africa > Free State > Xhariep District Municipality > Kopanong Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,423 m
Hartebeespoort Dam
South Africa > North West > Bojanala Platinum District Municipality > Madibeng Local Municipality > Kosmos
Average elevation: 1,178 m
Mookgophong
South Africa > Limpopo > Waterberg District Municipality > Mookgopong Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,115 m
Ashton
South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Winelands District Municipality > Langeberg Local Municipality
Average elevation: 243 m
Ladismith
South Africa > Western Cape > George
It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an elevation of 550 m above sea level, at the southern base of the Swartberg. It is currently included in the southern Kannaland Local Municipality. The nearest towns are Calitzdorp to the east, Vanwyksdorp and Riversdale to the south and…
Average elevation: 605 m
Hankey
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality > Kouga Local Municipality
Average elevation: 52 m
Glencoe
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Umzinyathi District Municipality > Endumeni Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,298 m
Riebeek East
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality > Makana Local Municipality
Average elevation: 713 m
Port St Johns
South Africa > Eastern Cape > O.R. Tambo District Municipality > Port St Johns Local Municipality
Average elevation: 85 m
