| Spion Kop | |
|---|---|
| Spioenkop | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft)[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains in South Africa |
| Coordinates | 28°39′0″S 29°30′59″E / 28.65000°S 29.51639°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Parent range | Drakensberg |
Spion Kop (/ˌspaɪənˈkɒp/ SPY-ən-KOP,[2][3] US also /ˈspaɪənkɒp, ˈspiː-/ 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.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed., 1997), p. 1120.