The map of South Africa below together with maps of Africa, Southern Africa and an interactive roadmap, will give you an idea of what our country looks like geographically. You will also see where we are located at the southern tip of the African continent, how to get there and how to find your way around our country.

• Just below is an interactive map with a marker showing where on this earth South Africa is situated.
  
  
• The marker has been placed on the location of Johannesburg. If you zoom in up to maximum, you can see into the peoples backyards - fascinating!?
  
  
• So you can zoom in on any town or spot in South Africa. Just keep the location your are zooming into in the centre by moving image with the little cursor hand.

Tips for navigating the map

• The three buttons at the right-hand top corner of the map allow you to view either the geographical map, the satellite picture or a combination of both.
  
  
• The button cluster on the left will enable you to zoom in or out. On the map you can use the PLUS (+) key to Zoom In for more detail, or the MINUS (-) key to Zoom Out for a bigger picture of the region in relation to the rest of South Africa.
  
  
• You will also be able to move the map left and right and up and down by clicking the left-hand mouse button and moving the cursor on the map.
  
  
• The map will center itself every time you double-click on the marker on the map.
  
  
• Click on the refresh button of your browser to return to the original map.

The maps of the Southern Africa region and the map of South Africa show the geography of the southern region of the African continent. The region stretches north to south from 22 degrees to 35 degrees latitude and west to east from 17 degrees to 33 degrees longitude.

Bordered in the north by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, South Africa encompasses the independent mountain kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland. Its largest neighbours are the Atlantic and Indian oceans that meet at Cape Agulhas, the most southern tip of the African continent.

South Africa's surface is divided into three major physical geographic features. The interior plateau, the land between the plateau and the coast and the boundary between these two areas, the great escarpment, the most prominent and mountainous feature in the country.

North east of the interior plateau with its wide open plains and beyond the escarpment, there is a sharp drop in altitude to what is called the lowveld. This is where one finds the typical South African bushveld of wildlife fame.

The map below gives you a fantastic view of the major topographic features of South Africa. Do not miss it. It really is extraordinary. Click on the picture to make it enlarge and then use tour browser zoom-in function to enlarge it even further.

Satellite view of South Africa showing the major topographic features
(Click on the picture to enlarge, then use browser zoom-in function to enlarge further)

CLICK HERE... to access an interactive map of South Africa and find your way around our country. Get the big picture, then zoom in and get as far down as street level. Print out the map and you are on your way.

CLICK HERE... and press the enlarge button in the right hand bottom corner or use your browser zoom-in function, to view a South Africa map that gives you an overview of the national highway network of our country, including major cities and towns.

CLICK HERE... to view a map of Southern Africa showing the major game reserves In the southern region of the African continent.


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