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South Africa and its geographical location and climate

South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere, the southernmost tip of the African continent, 22 to 35 degrees south latitude and 0/7 to 33 degrees east longitude, with a land area of 12 19090 square kilometers. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean on three sides, and borders Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland on the north. Most areas have a tropical grassland climate, the eastern coast has a tropical humid climate and the southern coast has a Mediterranean climate. The whole climate is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. 65438+February-February is summer, and the highest temperature can reach 32-38℃; June-August is winter, and the lowest temperature is-10 to-12℃. The annual precipitation gradually decreased from 1000mm in the east to 60mm in the west, with an average of 450 mm. The annual average temperature in the capital Pretoria is 17℃.