The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . 1^ i<N^^ik^&^K}v-^^^s^^l^i^ SECTION II. PHYSICAL GliOt;KAriIV. Position nr^HK Colon} of Natal is situated on the south-east coastBoundaries X °^ Africa, between 22h° and 31 S. Lat. and 29° and31^° E. Lon. Its area is about 20,000 square miles, equal to12,800,000 acres, or a square of 142 miles. Its greatestlength is 225 miles, and breadth 160 miles. The boundariesare as follows:—West and north-west, the Drakensberg, atowering range of mountains separating it from Basutoland,the Orange Free State, and the South African
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . 1^ i<N^^ik^&^K}v-^^^s^^l^i^ SECTION II. PHYSICAL GliOt;KAriIV. Position nr^HK Colon} of Natal is situated on the south-east coastBoundaries X °^ Africa, between 22h° and 31 S. Lat. and 29° and31^° E. Lon. Its area is about 20,000 square miles, equal to12,800,000 acres, or a square of 142 miles. Its greatestlength is 225 miles, and breadth 160 miles. The boundariesare as follows:—West and north-west, the Drakensberg, atowering range of mountains separating it from Basutoland,the Orange Free State, and the South African Republic ; onthe north-east the Buffalo and Tugela Rivers divide it fromZululand. On the east it is bounded by the sea. Thesouthern frontier runs along the Umtamvuna River to theIngeli Mountains, thence b} a somewhat intricate course tothe Upper Umzimkulu, thereby separating the Colony fromPondoland on the south, and Griqualand East on the south-west. The Physical Geography of Natal is not difficult ofdescription. Starting from the coast, the Colony by a ser
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