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Lesotho: Lesotho Highlands
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Maletsunyane Falls — Nestled in the Lesotho highlands is Southern Africa's highest single drop waterfall. Above the waterfall, the Maletsunyane River in itself is nothing spectacular, which makes the discovery of the falls even more amazing! The scramble down the sides of the gorge is hard, but fairly safe and the noise and spray at the bottom by the pool is awe inspiring! Because no sun shines on the bottom, there is often snow down there, even in summer! If you're very adventurous you could ... do the world's highest commercial abseil off the 200m high cliff! It is located close to Semonkong.
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Lesotho is a water-rich nation in a water-starved region. The Lesotho Highlands water scheme, a six-dam project scheduled to be completed in 2015, already provides water and hydroelectricity for Lesotho and South Africa. Mineral resources include some diamonds.
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The land-locked country of Lesotho has population pressures, which force settlement in marginal areas. The resulting environmental issues include: overgrazing; severe soil erosion; soil exhaustion; desertification. According to the CIA – The World Factbook, Lesotho's water concerns are due to the Highlands Water Project, which controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa.
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Due to its altitude, Lesotho remains cooler throughout the year than other regions at the same latitude. Most of the rain falls as summer thunderstorms. Maseru and surrounding lowlands often reach 30 °C (86 °F) in summer. Winters can be cold with the lowlands getting down to −7 °C (19 °F) and the highlands to −18 °C (0 °F) at times. Snow is common in the deserts and low valleys between May and September; the higher peaks can experience snowfalls year-round.
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In 1986 construction began on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which will divert water from the headwaters of several rivers in Lesotho to the Witwatersrand region of South Africa. The project, which is scheduled for completion in 2015, is intended to boost Lesotho’s economy through the creation of jobs, improvements in infrastructure, and payments from South Africa for water use. It will ... reduce Lesotho’s dependence on South Africa for electricity through the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
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Their mountain watersheds are being turned into lakes... by the massive Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). The multi–billion project is designed to divert water from the Orange River to South Africa’s urban and industrial center through a series of dams and tunnels blasted through the mountains.
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