Kouebokkeveld Mountains
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The Koue Bokkeveld Mountains is a mountain range
in South Africa
lying south and east of Citrusdal in the Western Cape Province. The range runs north-south, falls within the catchment area of the Olifants River and contributes substantially to its flow. Elevations of the range are an average of 6,000 ft. Geologically the range is composed of Table Mountain Sandstone
of the Cape System.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
lying south and east of Citrusdal in the Western Cape Province. The range runs north-south, falls within the catchment area of the Olifants River and contributes substantially to its flow. Elevations of the range are an average of 6,000 ft. Geologically the range is composed of Table Mountain Sandstone
Table Mountain sandstone
The Table Mountain Sandstone is a group of rock formations within the Cape Supergroup sequence of rocks. Although still widely used in common parlance, the term TMS is no longer formally recognized; the correct name is the "Table Mountain Group" . The sequence is dominated by quartzites of very...
of the Cape System.