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Wolkberg
NASA picture of the Wolkberg
Highest point
PeakYsterkroon
Elevation2,126 m (6,975 ft)
ListingList of mountain ranges of South Africa
Coordinates24°3′54″S 30°3′54″E / 24.06500°S 30.06500°E / -24.06500; 30.06500
Dimensions
Length30 km (19 mi) NW/SE
Width10 km (6.2 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Wolkberg is located in South Africa
Wolkberg
Wolkberg
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
Parent rangeDrakensberg
Geology
OrogenyKaapvaal craton
Age of rockNeoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic
Type of rockBushveld igneous complex, sandstone

The Wolkberg is a mountain range in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is a northern termination and a subrange of the Drakensberg mountain range which lines up from Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga. At 2200 m (7200 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain range in Limpopo, together with the Iron crown mountain. Its Meteorological significance is that it brings along cold fronts and is a source of cold winters throughout the Limpopo province, the cold front gets transferred from greater Drakensberg mountains in Kwazulu Natal all the way to the Wolkberg. Without the Wolkberg, Limpopo will not experience cold winters at all . The range extends for about 30 km (19 mi) in a NW/SE direction north of Sekhukhuneland. The nearest towns are Haenertsburg and Tzaneen.

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Wolkberg

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Tzaneen

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margaritacea), the Wolkberg widow (Dingana clara) and the Wolkberg sandman (Spialia secessus), have been named after these mountains. The Wolkberg area is one...

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Wolkberg Wilderness Area

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The Wolkberg Wilderness Area is a protected area in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is located in the Wolkberg (English: Cloud mountain), a subrange...

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Drakensberg

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where it is known as the Wolkberg Mountains and Iron Crown Mountain. At 2,200 m (7,200 ft) above sea level, the Wolkberg is the highest elevation in...

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Transvaal dwarf chameleon

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Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. It is also known as the Wolkberg dwarf chameleon, after the Wolkberg range. They can be distinguished from their relatives...

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Dingana clara

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Dingana clara, the Wolkberg widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from the Wolkberg in the Limpopo Province. The wingspan is...

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Encephalartos dolomiticus

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Encephalartos dolomiticus, the Wolkberg cycad, is a critically endangered species of cycad. It is only found in the Wolkberg at elevations of 1100–1500 meters...

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Alaena margaritacea

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Alaena margaritacea, the Wolkberg Zulu, is a species of Zulu butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known...

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Spialia secessus

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Spialia secessus, the Wolkberg sandman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in high savannah and montane grasslands from Eswatini to...

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Woodbush legless skink

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(Acontias rieppeli) is a species of legless skink. It is found in the Wolkberg mountains of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Females of the species give...

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Dracaena transvaalensis

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Dracaena transvaalensis, the Wolkberg dragon tree, is a medium-sized tree in the genus Dracaena found in the Olifants River Valley near Penge in the Limpopo...

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University of Limpopo

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January 1970. The Academic marvel is located in the foothills of the Hwiti (Wolkberg range) in Mankweng township, midway between Polokwane and Tzaneen. School...

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2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash

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pair of privately-owned Piaggio P.166 Albatross aircraft crashed into the Wolkberg mountains in the Limpopo province of South Africa, killing all 13 people...

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List of mountains in South Africa

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Aloeides dryas

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KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, and along the Drakensberg to the Wolkberg range in Limpopo province. The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 28–34 mm...

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Pseudonympha magoides

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foothills into Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mpumalanga, north to the Wolkberg. It is also found in Free State and Gauteng. The wingspan is 46–48 mm for...

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Iolaus silarus

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Limpopo and North West. It is also present in Afromontane forest on the Wolkberg and the northern Drakensberg. The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 35–40 mm...

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List of mountain ranges of South Africa

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List of critically endangered plants

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(possibly extinct) Encephalartos cupidus, Blyde river cycad Encephalartos dolomiticus, Wolkberg cycad Encephalartos dyerianus, Lillie cycad Encephalartos equatorialis...

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Lepidochrysops lotana

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western slope of the Ysterberg and from Moria to Serala Forest in the Wolkberg area. The wingspan is 42–44 mm for males and 42–46 mm for females. Adults...

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Mariepskop

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resistant Black Reef Quartzite which rests on quartzite and shale of the Wolkberg Group, with a granite-gneiss layer forming the base. The Mfecane disturbances...

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Encephalartos

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E. cupidus Dyer (Blyde River cycad) E. dolomiticus Lavranos & Goode (Wolkberg cycad)...

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Acraea alalonga

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Drakensberg and midlands in KwaZulu-Natal, north into Mpumalanga and the Wolkberg in Limpopo. The wingspan is 54–74 mm for males and 58–74 mm for females...

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Pretoria FM

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Radio Tafelkop, Radio Naboom, Radio Kransberg, Radio Ysterberg and Radio Wolkberg. On 20 July 2015, the erstwhile Radio Pretoria announced its renaming as...

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Protea rubropilosa

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been discovered just earlier that same year by one S. Thompson on the Wolkberg. An isotype is kept at the herbarium at Kew. The tree becomes 8 m (26 ft)...

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Alaena

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Alaena madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921 Alaena margaritacea Eltringham, 1929 – Wolkberg Zulu Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966 Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 Alaena oberthuri...

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Coenyra rufiplaga

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widespread in Limpopo from the Waterberg Biosphere and Strydpoortberg to the Wolkberg. The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are...

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