The Amphitheatre, Drakensberg
A basalt wall about 5 km long above the South African highlands.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- Drakensberg
- Position
- -28.7360, 28.9000
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 1,420 to 3,271 m (1,851 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Natural wonders
About The Amphitheatre, Drakensberg
The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg, South Africa. The cliff face of the Amphitheatre is roughly three times the size of the total combined area of all the cliff faces in Yosemite's famous El Capitan, and more than 10 times the size of El Capitan's most famous (South Western) face. It is part of the Royal Natal National Park. The Amphitheatre is more than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in length and has precipitous cliffs rising approximately 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) along its entire length. The bottom of the valley floor, from where many photographs of the mountain structure are taken, is over 1,830 metres (6,000 ft) below the highest point of the amphitheatre (the summit being over 3,050 metres (10,000 ft) above sea level—with Mont-Aux-Sources just over 3,254 metres (11,000 ft) above sea level).
From Wikipedia: Amphitheatre (Drakensberg), text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about The Amphitheatre, Drakensberg
Where is The Amphitheatre?
The Amphitheatre is in Drakensberg at -28.7360, 28.9000. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the The Amphitheatre model?
The land in this model runs from 1,420 to 3,271 m (1,851 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print The Amphitheatre?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 46.6 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the The Amphitheatre model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the The Amphitheatre model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a The Amphitheatre terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece, a gift for a traveler or a way to show students how the land is shaped.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds The Amphitheatre, Drakensberg from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on -28.7360, 28.9000. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
