Soutpansberg
Sign in to saveThe Soutpansberg (formerly Zoutpansberg), meaning "Salt Pan Mountain" in Afrikaans, is a range of mountains in far northern South Africa. It is located in Vhembe District, Limpopo. It is named for the salt pan (, or "place of salt") located at its western end. The mountain range reaches the opposite extremity in the Matikwa Nature Reserve, some due east. The range as a whole had no Venda name, as it was instead known by its sub-ranges which include Dzanani, Songozwi and others.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Soutpansberg
- Mountain.photo
- Vivo Limpopo SouthAfrica June2009.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The western extremity of the Soutpansberg – as seen from Vivo, 10 km from the salt pan
- Mountain.highest
- Lajuma
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1747
- Mountain.listing
- Mountain ranges of South Africa
- Mountain.country
- South Africa
- Mountain.region_type
- Province
- Mountain.region
- Limpopo
- Mountain.map
- South Africa
- Mountain.map_relief
- 1
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.geology
- Bushveld igneous complex, sandstone
- Mountain.period
- Neoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic
- Mountain.orogeny
- Kaapvaal craton
- Mountain.length_km
- 170
- Mountain.length_orientation
- E/W
- Mountain.width_km
- 50
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- Geography
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- First Europeans
- Early settlement
- First town
- Ecology
- Plant diversity
- Reptile diversity
- Invertebrates
- Conservation
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- External links
The Soutpansberg (formerly Zoutpansberg), meaning "Salt Pan Mountain" in Afrikaans, is a range of mountains in far northern South Africa. It is located in Vhembe District, Limpopo. It is named for the salt pan (, or "place of salt") located at its western end. The mountain range reaches the opposite extremity in the Matikwa Nature Reserve, some due east. The range as a whole had no Venda name, as it was instead known by its sub-ranges which include Dzanani, Songozwi and others.
The Soutpansberg forms part of the 'Vhembe Biosphere Reserve', which was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009. The latter reserve also includes the Blouberg Range, Kruger National Park and the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape.