| Lake Fundudzi | |
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  Lake Fundudzi | |
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| Location | Soutpansberg, Limpopo Province, Tshiavha village, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 22°51′18″S 30°18′20″E / 22.85500°S 30.30556°E |
| Type | Barrier lake |
| Primary inflows | Mutale River |
| Max. depth | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 865 metres (2,838 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Lake Fundudzi (a.k.a. Lake Funduzi) is located in the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Measuring about 5 km by 3 km when full, it was created by an ancient landslide blocking the course of the Mutale River. The lake and its resident crocodiles as well as the nearby forest of Thathe Vondo, are regarded as sacred by the Vhatavhatsindi, the People of the Pool who are part of the Venda people.[2] It is the only natural inland lake in Southern Africa.[3]
- ^ Sassa, Kyoji; Canuti, Paolo; Yin, Yueping (21 May 2014). Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment: Volume 3: Targeted Landslides. Springer. ISBN 9783319049960.
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- ^ Chiliza, S. G.; Diop, S. (2014), Sassa, Kyoji; Canuti, Paolo; Yin, Yueping (eds.), "Notes on a Landslide That Formed the Only Known True Inland Lake in South Africa", Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 335–340, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04996-0_51, ISBN 978-3-319-04995-3, retrieved 2024-04-18