View from the high peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains on the border between South Africa and Lesotho, with the green hills and mountains below

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View from the high peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains on the border between South Africa and Lesotho, with the green hills and mountains below. The Drakensberg Park were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000 to protect the natural habitats, but also due to its cultural significant since it has the largest concentration of rock paintings in Sub Sahara Africa. These mountains formed due to the combination of the Jurassic period large flood basalt during the break-up of the Gondwana Supercontinent and erosion due to the later uplift of the African Continent.

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Location: Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
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