Thabana Ntlenyana

Thabana Ntlenyana
Highest point
Elevation3,482 m (11,424 ft)
Prominence2,390 m (7,840 ft)
Isolation3,003 km (1,866 mi)
to Mount Loolmalasin[1]
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates29°28′S 29°16′E / 29.467°S 29.267°E / -29.467; 29.267
Geography
Thabana Ntlenyana is located in Lesotho
Thabana Ntlenyana
Thabana Ntlenyana
Location of Thabana Ntlenyana in Lesotho
LocationLesotho
Parent rangeMaloti
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Thabana Ntlenyana (tah-BAH-nə in-TLAY-nyə-nə)[2] is the highest mountain in southern Africa. It stands 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) tall within the lofty Maloti Mountains that crest Lesotho, a small landlocked nation surrounded by South Africa.[3]: 131  The peak's name means "beautiful little mountain" in the Sesotho language,[4] from thaba (mountain), the diminutive -na, and ntlenyana (beautiful).[5]

  1. ^ "Thabana Ntlenyana - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Thabana-Ntlenyana". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ Coulson, David; Clarke, James (1983). Mountain odyssey in Southern Africa. Internet Archive. Macmillan South Africa. ISBN 978-0-86954-137-1.
  4. ^ Sommer, Chris. "Roof of the Maloti".
  5. ^ Everett-Heath, John (2020). "Thabana Ntlenyana". Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names. doi:10.1093/acref/9780191905636.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-190563-6.