▁( 4 0 – 6 0   km ▁wide ) ▁valley ▁in ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁F old ▁Mountains , ▁with ▁the ▁Sw art berg ▁range ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁L ange berg - Out en iqu a ▁range ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁It ▁is ▁as ▁ar id ▁as ▁the ▁Great ▁Kar oo , ▁except ▁along ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Sw art berg , ▁which ▁are ▁well - water ed ▁by ▁streams ▁that ▁cas cade ▁down ▁the ▁mountains . ▁The ▁Little ▁Kar oo ▁is ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁O str ich ▁far ming ▁industry , ▁especially ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁O ud t sh o orn . ▁ ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁▁ ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁Province ▁that ▁lies ▁entirely ▁below ▁the ▁Great ▁Esc arp ment , ▁which ▁forms ▁its ▁western ▁and ▁south - western ▁boundaries . ▁It ▁therefore ▁constit utes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁" Co ast al ▁B elt ", ▁which ▁is , ▁over ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁region , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 2 0   km ▁wide . ▁The ▁region ▁can ▁be ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁three ▁distinct ▁ge ographic ▁areas . ▁The ▁low land ▁region ▁along ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁coast ▁is ▁extremely ▁narrow ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁w iden ing ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁while ▁the ▁central ▁Natal ▁Mid lands ▁consist ▁of ▁an ▁und ulating ▁h illy , ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   m ▁high ▁plate au , ▁rising