The Roggeveld (
Afrikaans
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for "rye field") is a
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...
in the
Karoo region of the
Northern Cape,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. Its name comes from the wild
rye once plentiful in the area. The
Roggeveld Mountains, west of the plateau in the
Northern Cape, are named after it.
Landforms of South Africa
Plateaus of Africa
Landforms of the Northern Cape
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