Monalanong Hill
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Monalanong Hill is a mountain often considered the highest point of
Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...
, with an altitude derived from
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data of 1,494 metres (4,900 feet). The Otse Hill (at a reported altitude of 1,491 metres - 4,891 feet) or the
Tsodilo Hills The Tsodilo Hills are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), consisting of rock art, rock shelters, depressions, and caves in southern Africa. It gained its WHS listing in 2001 because of its unique religious and spiritual significance to local peo ...
(at an altitude of about 1,400 metres - 4,593 feet) are also often cited as the highest point in Botswana.Territorial Highest points
, World Heritage Site, accessed on April 10, 2009.


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* Elevation data supplied by the
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.


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Peakbagger listing
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