Editing Rain shadow (section)

====Southern Africa====
[[File:A virtually cloudless image of Madagascar ESA230211.jpg|thumb|230px|The mountain ranges on the eastern side of [[Madagascar]] provide a rain shadow for the country's western portion.]]
* The windward side of the island of [[Madagascar]], which sees easterly on-shore winds, is wet tropical, while the western and southern sides of the island lie in the rain shadow of the central highlands and are home to thorn forests and deserts. The same is true for the island of [[Réunion]].{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* On [[Tristan da Cunha]], [[Sandy Point, Tristan da Cunha|Sandy Point]] on the east coast is warmer and drier than the rainy, windswept settlement of [[Edinburgh of the Seven Seas]] in the west.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* In [[Western Cape Province]], the [[Breede River Valley]] and the [[Karoo]] region lie in the rain shadow of the [[Cape Fold Mountains]] and are arid; whereas the wettest parts of the Cape Mountains can receive {{convert|1500|mm|in|0}}, [[Worcester, South Africa|Worcester]] receives only around {{convert|200|mm|in|0}} and is useful only for grazing.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}