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South African Geography: Quick Facts
- South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial).
- Cape Agulhas is the true southern tip. The Atlantic and Indian oceans meet here (the currents mingle near Cape Point).
- There are 9 provinces. Gauteng is the smallest by area; the Northern Cape is the largest.
- Two coasts, two moods: Atlantic (west = cold Benguela Current) and Indian (east = warm Agulhas Current).
- The Orange (Gariep) River is the longest; the Vaal is its big tributary.
- Highest ground? Mafadi (≈3,450 m) in the Drakensberg. Tugela Falls drops off this escarpment and is among the tallest in the world.
- The Blyde River Canyon is one of the largest “green” canyons on Earth — lush, not desert.
- Kruger National Park stretches across Limpopo and Mpumalanga and is classic Big Five country.
- The Cape Floristic Region is tiny on the map but mega in plant diversity — think fynbos and the king protea.
- The Garden Route runs about 300 km (Mossel Bay → Storms River) with forests, lakes, and beach towns.
- The Karoo is a vast semi-desert (split into Great and Little Karoo). Big skies, bigger silence.
- The Kalahari nudges into the Northern Cape — red dunes and wide, wild space (hello, Kgalagadi).
- Johannesburg sits on the highveld and is often called the world’s biggest man-made urban forest.
- Durban lives in KwaZulu-Natal — warm water, surf, and subtropical weather.
- Cape Town’s skyline trio: Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, Devil’s Peak.
- Western Cape = wine heartland (Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and more).
- Nearly 3,000 km of coastline means penguins, whales, and (yes) famous shark spots like False Bay and Gansbaai.
- Kimberley’s Big Hole is a giant open-pit reminder of the diamond rush days.
