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Compassberg (Afrikaans: Kompasberg), is a mountain peak of the Sneeuberge range in South Africa. It is located 55 km due north of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province. At 2504 metres, it is the highest peak in South Africa outside the Stormberg-Drakensberg massif. It was named by Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon when he accompanied Governor Joachim van Plettenberg on a journey to the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in 1778. The mountain is composed of sediments of the Beaufort Series in the Karoo System, and extensively intruded by dolerite dikes and sills.

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  • Compassberg (Afrikaans: Kompasberg), is a mountain peak of the Sneeuberge range in South Africa. It is located 55 km due north of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province. At 2504 metres, it is the highest peak in South Africa outside the Stormberg-Drakensberg massif. It was named by Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon when he accompanied Governor Joachim van Plettenberg on a journey to the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in 1778. The mountain is composed of sediments of the Beaufort Series in the Karoo System, and extensively intruded by dolerite dikes and sills. (en)
  • Compassberg or Kompasberg, es una montaña 55 km al norte de Graaff-Reinet en la Provincia del Cabo de Sudáfrica, y forma parte de los . A 2,504 metros, es el pico más alto de Sudáfrica fuera del macizo Stormberg-Drakensberg. Fue nombrada por el coronel cuando el acompañó al gobernador en un viaje a la frontera oriental de la Colonia del Cabo en 1778. La montaña está compuesta de sedimentos de en el sistema Karoo, y con extensas intrusiones de diques de dolerita y sills. (es)
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  • Compassberg (Afrikaans: Kompasberg), is a mountain peak of the Sneeuberge range in South Africa. It is located 55 km due north of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province. At 2504 metres, it is the highest peak in South Africa outside the Stormberg-Drakensberg massif. It was named by Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon when he accompanied Governor Joachim van Plettenberg on a journey to the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in 1778. The mountain is composed of sediments of the Beaufort Series in the Karoo System, and extensively intruded by dolerite dikes and sills. (en)
  • Compassberg or Kompasberg, es una montaña 55 km al norte de Graaff-Reinet en la Provincia del Cabo de Sudáfrica, y forma parte de los . A 2,504 metros, es el pico más alto de Sudáfrica fuera del macizo Stormberg-Drakensberg. Fue nombrada por el coronel cuando el acompañó al gobernador en un viaje a la frontera oriental de la Colonia del Cabo en 1778. La montaña está compuesta de sedimentos de en el sistema Karoo, y con extensas intrusiones de diques de dolerita y sills. (es)
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