Thabana Ntlenyana (tah-BAH-nə in-TLAY-nyə-nə) is the highest mountain in southern Africa. It stands 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) tall within the Maloti Mountains that crest Lesotho. The peak's name means "beautiful little mountain" in the Sesotho language, from thaba (mountain), the diminutive -na, and ntlenyana (beautiful). Thabana Ntlenyana is ranked 11th in the world by topographic isolation.
