Mafinga Hills

Mafinga Hills
Mafinga Hills
Country Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
Highest point Unnamed location
 - elevation 2,329 m (7,641 ft)
 - coordinates 9°58′35″S 33°20′52″E / 9.97639°S 33.34778°E / -9.97639; 33.34778
Geology Quartzite, phyllite and feldspar

Coordinates: 9°58′35″S 33°20′52″E / 9.97639°S 33.34778°E / -9.97639; 33.34778

The Mafinga Hills are a plateau covered by hills, situated on the border between Zambia and Malawi, in Southern Africa. These hills are composed of quartzites, phyllites and feldspathic sandstones of sedimentary origin.[1]

This plateau has the highest point in Zambia, an unnamed location at 2,329 metres (7,641 feet) above sea level, once formed a formidable barrier between the Northern and Eastern Provinces that few but the best 4-wheel drive vehicles dared to cross, especially during the rainy season. The shortest road link between the two provinces is now eased by the rehabilitation of the Isoka-Muyombe Road, which traverses their lower slopes.

The Luangwa River, the major river of eastern Zambia, has its source in the Mafinga Hills.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ (English) Mafinga Hills (Hills, Malawi/Zambia), Britannica Online Encyclopedia, accessed on April 26, 2009.

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