Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . D X&T^g&ZS^. south of this area the prevailing winds arc north-westerly and westerly. The Cape Town region and the south coast are now Inthe track of the cyclonic depressions associated with the westerly anti-trades. Naturally the rain is now hea\ icst in the BOUth-West, where the direction of the mountain ranges causes the winds to ascend and shed their moisture mainly on the seaward Bide. Prom the map showing pressures it will be seen that a \ast anti-cyclone lies over the plateau, so that the winds How outwardsfrom the interior towards the coast.
Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . D X&T^g&ZS^. south of this area the prevailing winds arc north-westerly and westerly. The Cape Town region and the south coast are now Inthe track of the cyclonic depressions associated with the westerly anti-trades. Naturally the rain is now hea\ icst in the BOUth-West, where the direction of the mountain ranges causes the winds to ascend and shed their moisture mainly on the seaward Bide. Prom the map showing pressures it will be seen that a \ast anti-cyclone lies over the plateau, so that the winds How outwardsfrom the interior towards the coast. Annual Rainfall. If a map showing the average yearly rainfall is examined, it will he seen that there is a general decrease in amount as we leave the east coast and proceed westwards, though there aiv areas of heavy rainfall along the soiit h coast. The narrow coastal strip stretching south-west from Durban receives 01 10 inches of rain per annum : then precipitation decreases until 74 SOUTHERN AFRICA the highest parts of the Drakensberg scarp are reac
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