Tsatsane, Lesotho

Alternative Names:	Babbijaan, Tsatsane
Type:	Mission - a place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion
Mindat.org Region:	Quthing District, Lesotho
Region:	Lesotho
Latitude:	30° 28' 0" S
Longitude:	28° 1' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-30.46667,28.01667
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Feature ID:	931968
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:931968:4
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Carlislehoek Pass, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 43' 0" S	27° 56' 59" E	28.5km (17.7 miles)
Naudes Nek Pass, Rhodes, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 43' 59" S	28° 7' 59" E	31.7km (19.7 miles)
Rhodes, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 48' 0" S	27° 58' 0" E	37.4km (23.2 miles)
Barkly East, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 58' 5" S	27° 35' 35" E	68.9km (42.8 miles)
Queen's Mercy meteorite, Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho	30° 7' 0" S	28° 41' 59" E	76.3km (47.4 miles)
Mzongwea, Matatiele Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 31' 13" S	28° 49' 59" E	78.5km (48.8 miles)
Herschel, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 36' 55" S	27° 9' 46" E	83.4km (51.8 miles)
Melkfontein carbonatite, Matatiele Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 30' 0" S	29° 4' 59" E	102.3km (63.6 miles)
Marakabei, Maseru District, Lesotho	29° 33' 2" S	28° 8' 12" E	102.5km (63.7 miles)
Rossouw, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	31° 10' 0" S	27° 16' 59" E	104.7km (65.1 miles)
Insizwa, Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 43' 0" S	29° 17' 58" E	125.9km (78.2 miles)
Waterfall gorge, Insizwa, Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 47' 0" S	29° 18' 30" E	128.5km (79.9 miles)
Aliwal North, Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 41' 59" S	26° 41' 59" E	128.7km (80.0 miles)
Mount Ayliff meteorite, Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 49' 0" S	29° 21' 0" E	133.4km (82.9 miles)
Tonti, Ntabankulu Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 51' 46" S	29° 24' 7" E	139.6km (86.8 miles)
Tabankulu, Ntabankulu Local Municipality, Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	31° 0' 36" S	29° 23' 16" E	144.3km (89.7 miles)
Pronks Berg Mountain, Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	31° 14' 2" S	26° 47' 42" E	144.5km (89.8 miles)
Horseshoe, Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	31° 6' 45" S	29° 24' 9" E	150.6km (93.6 miles)
Ingeli, Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	30° 31' 34" S	29° 38' 22" E	155.6km (96.7 miles)
Sani Pass, Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	29° 38' 59" S	29° 26' 59" E	165.1km (102.6 miles)
Malvern meteorite, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, South Africa	29° 26' 59" S	26° 46' 0" E	165.2km (102.6 miles)
Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho	29° 4' 59" S	28° 43' 59" E	168.7km (104.8 miles)
Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho	29° 1' 29" S	28° 37' 43" E	170.9km (106.2 miles)
Molteno meteorite, Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	31° 15' 0" S	26° 28' 0" E	171.7km (106.7 miles)
Burgersdorp, Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	30° 58' 59" S	26° 19' 0" E	172.4km (107.1 miles)
Liqhobong Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho	28° 59' 8" S	28° 36' 54" E	174.5km (108.4 miles)
Main Pipe, Liqhobong Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho	28° 59' 5" S	28° 37' 18" E	174.8km (108.6 miles)
Satellite Pipe, Liqhobong Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho	28° 58' 59" S	28° 37' 2" E	174.9km (108.7 miles)
Clocolan, Setsoto Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, Free State, South Africa	28° 53' 59" S	27° 34' 0" E	179.5km (111.6 miles)
St. Mark's meteorite, Intsika Yethu Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa	32° 1' 0" S	27° 25' 0" E	181.5km (112.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Karoo basin, African Plate	Basin
Namaqua-Natal Belt, African Plate	Orogenic Belt
Lesotho	Country
Quthing District, Lesotho	District

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