Africa
South Africa
Everything you need to know about South Africa for geography games and satellite imagery — capital, population, time zone, and how to recognise it from above.
Quick facts
Where is South Africa?
Satellite view centred on Pretoria (-30.0°, 25.0°).
How to spot South Africa from satellite imagery
South Africa contains a broad interior plateau with escarpments near parts of the eastern and southern margins. The southwest has the Cape Fold Mountains and an irregular coastline, while the drier northwest extends towards Namibia. Coastal and inland views can therefore look quite different.
Compare the Cape region with the eastern escarpment. Trace mountain belts and coastlines rather than treating both as the same kind of upland.
Read the full satellite guideCan you find South Africa from above?
Play satellite-imagery rounds from South Africa on a 3D globe.
Themed South Africa modes
Restrict the location pool to South Africa and pick a theme — volcanoes, capitals, coastlines. Smaller pool, sharper learning curve.