Lesotho–South Africa border

The border between Lesotho and South Africa is 909 kilometres (565 mi) long

The

From the junction of the

Mont aux Sources; thence westward along the Drakensberg, between the Watersheds of the Orange River and the St. John's River to the source of the Tees; down the centre of the river to its junction with the Orange River, and down the centre of the latter river to its junction with the Cornetspruit.^[2][3]

Starting at

From this confluence the border runs up the Makhaleng River to a point west of Mohale's Hoek, and then along a series of hills and straight-line segments to meet the Caledon River north of Wepener. The border then follows the Caledon River, past the Lesotho capital of Maseru and the South African town of Ficksburg, all the way to the source of the river, marked by a beacon at Quaneka Neck. From this beacon it follows the drainage divide between the Orange River and Vaal River basins to Mont-aux-Sources.

All ten districts of Lesotho touch the border, as do three provinces of South Africa: the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

Crossings

The official border crossings are described in the following table, which is ordered clockwise beginning at Maseru Bridge.^[4]

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