Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . of naturalharbours along the coast. The waves and currents of this partof the Indian Ocean cause sand-bars to form across the mouthsof rivers, whose waters often spread out to form lagoons, connectedwith the sea only by narrow and shifting channels. Hence aharbour has been created at Durban, to which port the railwaybrings the entire trade of the coast lowlands. \ \TAL 191 Geogruphiculh , Durban owes its origin t a landlocked bay, eigh1 squallmiles in are;i hut only ;i few I. < t in depth, formerly called Port Natal. Besideshaving a vcrv large tra
Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . of naturalharbours along the coast. The waves and currents of this partof the Indian Ocean cause sand-bars to form across the mouthsof rivers, whose waters often spread out to form lagoons, connectedwith the sea only by narrow and shifting channels. Hence aharbour has been created at Durban, to which port the railwaybrings the entire trade of the coast lowlands. \ \TAL 191 Geogruphiculh , Durban owes its origin t a landlocked bay, eigh1 squallmiles in are;i hut only ;i few I. < t in depth, formerly called Port Natal. Besideshaving a vcrv large trad--. Ihirhan is an import ant coaling-station and the chief whaling centre of the Union i whilst under the itimului of its large population (est nnated in 193! to he 150,000) many industries ha\< Miningup, representeil hy sin:, u 11 11 lie r ies, hrewein I, inn, hiseuit, match and soapfactories, and Hour mills. Moreover its venial climate, alluring scenery amenities make Ihirhan one of the most popular holidaV-reSOltj m. Photo. I )rni!\s 11 \i;n u it. S. /. /.. Publ, a 11. partnu nt. South Africa. It is t he third cit \ and chief port of the I nion. /or/ Sfirji stoneis built at the month of the I in/.imkulu ri\er; many \arities ()f limestoneand marble arc (piarried near the town. The poll formerh handled a few t hoiisand tons annuallx . |)roducts of the coastal plain, but t his 11 adt is i i,( lining. Stanger, I erulam, R i and Iripingo are important centrei of ragai and tea cultivation. Umbogintwini has ;t large factory arhere chemicali and explosives arc made. 1. Tut Midlands. This is b region of such diversified elevation that the term terrace can hardly he a)(plied to it a-W Eshow*1,800 feel : Pietennaritzburg 2,218 fed ; Greytown :;. t ; Richmond 2,816feel ; Harding3,500feet). Hence a delimitationof the region should be baaed not upon altitude, but upon climate. vegetation and occupations. 192 SOUTHERN AFRICA The physical characteristics that distinguish the Mi
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