Thabana Ntlenyana

Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa. It stands 3,482 metres (11,424??ft) tall within the Maloti Mountains that crest Lesotho. The peak's name means "beautiful little mountain" in the Sesotho language, from thaba (mountain), the diminutive -na, ntle (beautiful), and yana. Thabana Ntlenyana is ranked 11th in the world by topographic isolation.