or ▁fran k ly ▁sem iar id ▁in , ▁for ▁instance , ▁the ▁Little ▁Kar oo ). ▁Agricult ure , ▁which ▁includes ▁vin icult ure ▁and ▁fruit - g row ing , ▁therefore ▁depends ▁on ▁ir rig ation ▁from ▁rivers ▁with ▁sources ▁in ▁the ▁mountains , ▁which ▁are ▁frequently ▁covered ▁in ▁snow ▁during ▁winter . ▁The ▁Little ▁Kar oo ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁o str ich ▁far ming , ▁initially , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁for ▁their ▁fe athers , ▁but ▁today ▁includes ▁o str ich ▁le ather ▁and ▁o str ich ▁meat , ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁lean ▁and ▁particularly ▁t ast y . ▁ ▁The ▁Cape ▁F old ▁Mountains ▁are ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Esc arp ment ▁by ▁an ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 – 1 5 0   km ▁wide ▁plain ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lower ▁Kar oo ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁Kar oo ") ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 – 8 0 0   m ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁Ge olog ically ▁and ▁ge ograph ically ▁the ▁Cape ▁F old ▁Mountains ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Esc arp ment ▁are ▁quite ▁different ▁and ▁independent ▁entities . ▁ ▁Coast line ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁coast line ▁is ▁remark ably ▁smooth , ▁with ▁very ▁few ▁natural ▁har b ours . ▁The ▁reason ▁is ▁that ▁Southern ▁Africa ▁has ▁been ▁continu ously ▁u pl ift ed ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 8 0   mill ion ▁years , ▁and ▁especially