Spion Kop (mountain)

Spion Kop
Spioenkop
Highest point
Elevation1,460 m (4,790 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in South Africa
Coordinates28°39′0″S 29°30′59″E / 28.65000°S 29.51639°E / -28.65000; 29.51639
Geography
Spion Kop is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Spion Kop
Spion Kop
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
LocationKwaZulu-Natal
Parent rangeDrakensberg

Spion Kop (/ˌspənˈkɒp/ SPY-ən-KOP,[2][3] US also /ˈspənkɒp, ˈsp-/ SPY-ən-kop, SPEE-;[4] Afrikaans: Spioenkop, pronounced [spiˈunkɔp]) is a mountain in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located near the town of Ladysmith, 27 km to the WSW and about 2.5 km to the north of the Spioenkop Dam, a reservoir for the waters of the Tugela River.

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  3. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  4. ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed., 1997), p. 1120.