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The Witwatersrand (, ; ; locally the Rand or, less commonly, the Reef) is a , north-facing scarp in South Africa. It consists of a hard, erosion-resistant quartzite metamorphic rock, over which several north-flowing rivers form waterfalls, which account for the name Witwatersrand, meaning 'white water ridge' in Afrikaans. This east-west-running scarp can be traced with only one short gap, from Bedfordview (about west of O.R. Tambo International Airport) in the east, through Johannesburg and Roodepoort, to Krugersdorp in the west (see the diagram at left below).

Key facts

Mountain.photo_caption: Witpoortjie Falls in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, formerly the Witwatersrand National Botanical Gardens. Waterfalls like this, cascading over a quartzite ridge in Gauteng gave rise to the name "Witwatersrand", which means "white water ridge" in Afrikaans.
Mountain.elevation_m: 1913
Mountain.country: South Africa
Mountain.subdivision1_type: Provinces
Mountain.map: South Africa
Mountain.map_relief: 1
Mountain.age: Archean
Mountain.orogeny: Vredefort impact structure
Mountain.length_km: 56
Mountain.length_orientation: ESE/WNW
Mountain.width_km: 10
Mountain.width_orientation: NNE/SSW
Mountain.easiest_route: From Gauteng or Pretoria
Mountain.name: Witwatersrand
Mountain.photo: Waterfall, Witwatersrand National Botanical Gardens.jpg