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| KwaZulu-Natal Destinations Durban  [History] [City Centre] [Indian Quarter] [Golden Mile] [uShaka Marine World] [Victoria Embankment] [Umhlanga Rocks] North Coast [North Coast] [Zinkwazi] [Tugela River] Zululand (Southern Part) [Zulu Cultural Villages] [Shakaland Eshowe] [Ulundi] [Richard's Bay] Elephant Coast [Hluhluwe-Umfolozi] [iSimangaliso Wetland Park] [St.Lucia] [Sodwana Bay] [Kosi Bay] [Tembe Elephant Park] [Ndumo Game Reserve] [Mkhuze Game Reserve] Zululand (Northern Part) [Pongola Nature Reserve] [Ithala Game Reserve] Battlefields [Vryheid] [Ncome-Bloodriver] [Dundee] [Ladysmith] Drakensberg [uKhahlamba-Drakensberg] [Royal Natal NP] [Central Drakensberg] [Giant's Castle] [Southern Drakensberg] [Sani Pass] Midlands [Midlands Meander] [Pietermaritzburg] South Coast [South Coast Holiday] [Oribi Gorge] [Margate-Ramsgate] [Golf Courses] ]Port Edward] East Griqualand [Kokstad] |
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Drakensberg Geology
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The land of today's KwaZulu Natal used to be covered with up to 1,000 metre thick layers of lava. When this mass solidified, the heavy granite stone pressed onto the layers of sandstone beneath. Due to the high relief and associated steep gradients to the Indian Ocean, significant erosion occurred. Alluvial streams and rivers deposited rubble at the base of the escarpments and carried away finer materials. Through millions of years of constant erosion, the rugged steep slopes of the Drakensberg were shaped.
 Bottom left: Surface profile of South Africa (© KGH)Top left and right: Drakensberg panoramic views Bottom right: In winter the peaks are covered in snow |
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