Articles | Volume 74, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-74-219-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-74-219-2025
Research article
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10 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2025

Quaternary glaciations in Southern Africa? A “moraine” in the Lesotho highland revisited

Venise S. Bayer, Margot Böse, Kai Hartmann, Joalane Marunye, and Frank Riedel
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The Drakensberg and Lesotho highlands serve as essential water sources. Uncertainty remains regarding the impact of rising global temperatures, prompting paleoclimatic reconstructions. However, the Last Glacial Maximum's paleoclimate conditions remain debated. Re-examination of a landscape feature challenges prior glacier associations. Our findings suggest no glacial link. Reassessing similar landforms in Lesotho's high-altitude areas is necessary for the LGM's paleoclimate implications.
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