UN TOroOKArHlCAL AND GEOLOOFCAL TERMS USED IN «. AKKICA. 29o 



Kloof— 

 A gorge. 



Knopjne— 



A little liill or knob. 



Kolk— 



A very small flat or depression with a calcareous surface (name probaM)' derived 

 from AT??/.' = limestone). 



Kom — 



A basin-shaped hollow, 



Kop, diminutive Kojy'e — 



A peak or little hill (literally head), e.f/., Zwartkopje, Witkopjc; hence Tafclhrpjc, 

 a flat-topped or table-mountain type of hill ; Spitzkop, a sharply pointed 

 type of hill. 



Kopjes Veld — 



A track of country characterised by numerous little hills. 



Kraal — 



An enclosure for cattle or goats, also a native home or village ; e.g., Makapans- 

 kraal. 



Krans or Kranr. (often incorrectly written Krantz) — 



The feature made by a hard rock in a precipice. 



The precipitous face of an escarpment ; e.g., Kranskop, Kransberg. 



Kuil — 



A shallow valley or depression. 

 Laagte — • 



A very shallow valley in which the course of the drainage is ill-defined. 



Mond — 



Mouth (oC a river). 

 Afuur — 



A wall or barrier. 



Naauwte — 



A narrow portion of a valley or constriction along a gorge. 



Neh— 



A high-level gap or pass in a range of hills, e.g., Commando Nek, in the 

 Magaliesberg. 



Ooy— 



The ' eye ' of a river, usually applied to the spring feeding a river, e.g., in lime- 

 stone areas. 



Pan — 



A depression below the general level of the country, and into which the drainage 

 is directed. 



Panneveld — 



Country characterised by numerous pans. 



