Great Karas Mountains Explained

The Great Karas Mountains (Afrikaans: Groot Karasberge) are located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, the driest part of the country.[1] Mt. Schroffenstein, at 2206 meters[2] is the highest peak in the range.[3] The peak lies about ten kilometers east of the national road B1 between Keetmanshoop and Grünau.

ǁKhauxaǃnas, an uninhabited village with a ruined fortress dating to the 18th century, is located to the east of the mountains.

References

-27.1833°N 62°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.namibian.org/travel/mountains/great-karas-mountains.html Great Karas Mountains
  2. The peak is listed at 2206 m. by Summit Cheeseburger, 2202 m. by the Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (1966, page 482), 2066 m. by Web site: Schroffenstein . GeoNames ., and 2049 m. by Web site: Schroffenstein . Peakery . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731223019/https://peakery.com/schroffenstein-namibia/ . 31 July 2018 . live . dmy.
  3. Web site: Namibia . Summit Cheeseburger . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031094927/http://summitcheeseburger.com/summits/country/NA/Namibia . 31 October 2014 . dead . dmy.

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