Katulamba - Katulamba

Japanese: カトランバ - かとらんば
Katulamba - Katulamba

The Drakensberg is a region of the South African inland plateau cut by cliffs collectively known as the Great Escarpment, but the steepest and highest parts of the Drakensberg are called the "Drakensberg" (Dragon Mountains). Its local name is Quathlamba (Rock Mountains). In the narrow sense, it refers to the cliffs of the Basuto Highlands in Lesotho and the border area between the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, stretching for about 500 km.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Catulamba" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南アフリカ内陸高原盆地の縁辺はグレート・エスカープメントと総称される浸食崖で切られているが,傾斜が急で比高の大きい部分がドラケンスバーグ(竜の山)と呼ばれる。現地名はカトランバQuathlamba(岩の山)。レソトのバスト高地とこれにつづく自由州とクワズールー・ナタール州の州境部,約500kmの崖部を狭義には指す。…

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