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Heuweltjie
Class of soil surface feature
Detail of heuweltjies near Klawer, showing typical denuded surface
Heuweltjies are large mounds above or near the surface of the landscape, a type of soil surface feature that occurs widely in the south-western Cape of South Africa. Their formation has been the subject of a wide range of speculation and of debate.