Groot Swart Mountains
The Swartberg forms a long mountain wall between the Great Karoo and the Little Karoo of the southern Cape. Folded ridges rise above the dry valleys, while limestone at the foot of the range contains the deep chambers of the Cango Caves. In 1689 the Dutch traveller Isaac Schrijver crossed the Swartberg on an expedition towards the country of the Inqua. His party sought cattle beyond the mountains before returning to the Cape settlement.