Thaba Putsoa

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Thaba Putsoa
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Thaba Putsoa
Thaba Putsoa
Highest point
Elevation 3,096 m (10,157 ft)
Coordinates 29°33′45″S28°32′29″E / 29.562594°S 28.541416°E / -29.562594; 28.541416 Coordinates: 29°33′45″S28°32′29″E / 29.562594°S 28.541416°E / -29.562594; 28.541416
Geography
Location Maseru District, Lesotho
Parent range Drakensberg

Thaba Putsoa (Blue Mountain) is a mountain in the Maseru District of Lesotho. It lies along the road to the Mohale Dam, approximately 70 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Maseru. The mountain attains a height of 3,096 metres. [1]

Maseru District District in Lesotho

Maseru is a district of Lesotho. Maseru is also the name of the district's capital, and is the only city in the district and also the capital of the country. It is the largest urban area in the country, and therefore the only city. The city of Maseru is located on Lesotho's western border with the Free State Province of South Africa, the frontier being the Caledon River. Maseru borders on Berea District in north, Thaba-Tseka District in the east, Mohale's Hoek District in south, and Mafeteng District in southwest.

Lesotho kingdom in southern Africa

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Mohale Dam dam

Mohale Dam is a concrete faced rock-fill dam in Lesotho. It is the second dam, under Phase 1B of the series of dams of the proposed Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which will eventually include five large dams in remote rural areas of Lesotho and South Africa. The project has been built at a cost of US$1.5 billion.

Thaba Putsoa has some of the coolest temperatures in Lesotho. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kobisi, Khotso. "SABONET Collecting Trips - Lesotho National Expedition" . Retrieved 13 February 2014.