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Laing's Nek, or Lang's Nek is a pass through the Drakensberg mountain range, South Africa, immediately north of Majuba, at 27°27′39″S 29°52′10″E / 27.46083°S 29.86944°E at an elevation of 5400 to 6,000 ft (1,800 m). It is the lowest part of a ridge which slopes from Majuba to the Buffalo River, and before the opening of the railway in 1891 the road over the nek was the main artery of communication between Durban and Pretoria. The railway crosses the pass via a 2,213 ft (675 m). long tunnel.

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  • Laing's Nek, or Lang's Nek is a pass through the Drakensberg mountain range, South Africa, immediately north of Majuba, at 27°27′39″S 29°52′10″E / 27.46083°S 29.86944°E at an elevation of 5400 to 6,000 ft (1,800 m). It is the lowest part of a ridge which slopes from Majuba to the Buffalo River, and before the opening of the railway in 1891 the road over the nek was the main artery of communication between Durban and Pretoria. The railway crosses the pass via a 2,213 ft (675 m). long tunnel. (en)
  • Le Laing's Nek ou col de Laing est un col de montagne routier et ferroviaire qui relie la ville de Volksrust au Mpumalanga (au nord) à Newcastle au KwaZulu-Natal (au sud) en Afrique du Sud. (fr)
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  • Laing's Nek (en)
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  • Laing's Nek (en)
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  • Majuba Hill-01 Nov 2008.jpg (en)
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  • Majuba Hill from Laing's Nek (en)
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  • Laing's Nek, or Lang's Nek is a pass through the Drakensberg mountain range, South Africa, immediately north of Majuba, at 27°27′39″S 29°52′10″E / 27.46083°S 29.86944°E at an elevation of 5400 to 6,000 ft (1,800 m). It is the lowest part of a ridge which slopes from Majuba to the Buffalo River, and before the opening of the railway in 1891 the road over the nek was the main artery of communication between Durban and Pretoria. The railway crosses the pass via a 2,213 ft (675 m). long tunnel. (en)
  • Le Laing's Nek ou col de Laing est un col de montagne routier et ferroviaire qui relie la ville de Volksrust au Mpumalanga (au nord) à Newcastle au KwaZulu-Natal (au sud) en Afrique du Sud. (fr)
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  • Laing's Nek (fr)
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