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Malolotja Nature Reserve, is situated in Swaziland, Southern
Africa. The variety of fauna and flora makes a spectacular
scenery in this conservation area. This reserve area extends
over an area of 18 000 hectares in north-west Swaziland,
making it the largest proclaimed protected area in the Kingdom.
The range in altitude from the top of Ngwenya Mountain,
Swaziland's second highest mountain(1829m), to the deep
Nkomati River Valley(640m) accounts both for the mild temperate
climate and great variety of habitats, from short grassland,
to thick riverine scrub, bushveld and moist Afro- montane
forest.
The Malolotja River rises in the east of the reserve and
meanders its way through some fragile highveld bog systems
before tumbling over numerous waterfalls, including Swaziland's
highest waterfall, the Malolotja Falls, and cutting its
way through a steep sided gorge to meet the Nkomati River,
some 900 m below.
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