162 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 



Kasieel (literally Castle) — 



A high peak or ridge, e.g., Riebeck's Kasteel. 



Kloof— 



The head of a valley with steep sides. 



Knoppie — 



A little hill or knob. 



Kollc — 



A depression in a laagte or river course. 



Kom — 



A basin-shaped hollow. 



Kop, diminutive Kopje — 



A peak or little hill (literally head), e.g., Zwartkopje, Witkopje; hence 

 Tafelkopje, 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 ; ?.;/., Makapane's 

 kraal. 



Krans or Kranz (often incorrectly written Krantz) — 



The featuro 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 (of a river). 



Muut — 



A wall or barrier. 



Naauwte — - 



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



Nek— 



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

 Magaliesberg. 



Oog— 



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

 limestone areas. 



Pan — - 



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

 drainage is directed. 



