Tundavala Gap
Tundavala is a popular tourist attraction and an important geoheritage site. On 21 August 2012, the Angolan government named the gap as a cultural landscape. It is considered one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Angola.
Etymology
"Tundavala" is derived from the Nyaneka word Ntandavala, which has several meanings: “what was attached/shrunken and stretched”, “what is open/apart”, “the aperture” or “the space left by two sides".
Tundavala National Stadium in Lubango is named after Tundavala Gap.
Geography
Tundavala Gap is located about 18 km (11 mi) from Lubango, in the Huíla Province of Angola. It sits on the western edge of the Humpata Plateau, an extension of the Huíla Plateau, inside the Serra da Leba mountain range. It opens westward towards Namibe Province, overlooking 10,000 km (3,900 sq mi) northwest towards Moçâmedes.
At its peak, Tundavala Gap reaches a height of about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft), and its cliffs are about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) deep.
References
Citations
- ^ Tavares et al. 2015; Henriques et al. 2013; Lopes et al. 2019.
- ^ Tavares et al. 2015, p. 4896.
- ^ Tavares et al. 2015, p. 4907.
- ^ Tavares et al. 2015, p. 4905.
- ^ "Fenda da Tundavala". Visite Huila. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Tavares et al. 2015, pp. 4896–4897.
- ^ Henriques et al. 2013, pp. 63–64.
Bibliography
- Henriques, Maria Helena; Tavares, Alexandre O.; Bala, Abel L.M. (2013). "The geological heritage of Tundavala (Angola): An integrated approach to its characterisation". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 88: 62–71. Bibcode:2013JAfES..88...62H. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.09.003. hdl:10316/27476.
- Lopes, Fernando Carlos; Ramos, Anabela M.; Gomes, Celeste Romualdo; Ussombo, Constantino C. (2019). "The geoheritage of Lubango-Tundavala road traverse in the Serra da Leba (SW Angola): Outcrops characterization and numerical assessment for outdoor educational activities and geoconservation purpose". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 157. Bibcode:2019JAfES.15703510L. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.05.018.
- Tavares, Alexandre Oliveira; Henriques, Maria Helena; Domingos, Artur; Bala, Abel (2015). "Community Involvement in Geoconservation: A Conceptual Approach Based on the Geoheritage of South Angola". Sustainability. 7 (5): 4893–4918. doi:10.3390/su7054893. hdl:10316/36576.