Shire Highlands
The Shire Highlands are a plateau in southern Malawi, located east of the Shire River. It is a major agricultural area and the most densely populated part of the country.
Shire Highlands
- Plateau with an elevation of 976 metres (3,202 feet)
- Description: plateau in southern Malawi lying east of the Shire River
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Latitude
-15.5° or 15° 30′ south
Longitude
35.25° or 35° 15′ east
Open location code
5GPQG722+22
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Shire Highlands” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Shirehoogland”
- Bavarian: “Shire-Houchland”
- Cebuano: “Shire Highlands”
- Chinese: “希雷高地”
- French: “Hauts plateaux de la Shire”
- German: “Shire-Hochland”
- Hausa: “Yankin tsaunuka na Shire”
- Lithuanian: “Širės aukštumos”
- Slovenian: “Višavje Shire”
- Swedish: “Shire Highlands”
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