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The Augrabies Falls National Park covers an area of 820 km 2 [2] and stretches along the Orange River. The area is very arid. The waterfall is about 60 metres high [3] and is awe-inspiring when the river is in flood. The gorge below the falls averages about 240 m deep and runs for 18 kilometres.
The Augrabies Falls / ɔː ˈ x r ɑː b iː z / is a waterfall on the Orange River, the largest river in South Africa. Since 1966 the waterfall, set in a desolate and rugged milieu, is enclosed by the Augrabies Falls National Park. The falls are around 183 feet (56 m) in height. [1]
Augrabies / ɔː ˈ x r ɑː b iː z / is a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, situated on the south bank of the Orange River about 100 kilometres (60 mi) downstream from Upington. [2] It is located on the R359 road just outside the Augrabies Falls National Park, which contains the Augrabies Falls for which the town is ...
Augrabies Falls, a waterfall on the Orange River in South Africa; Augrabies, Northern Cape, a small town near the falls; Augrabies Falls National Park, a national park surrounding the falls; Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon, a South African ultramarathon; Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi), also known as Broadley's Flat Lizard
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The R359 is a regional route in the Northern Cape province of South Africa that runs along the south bank of the Orange River from Augrabies Falls through Augrabies and Kakamas to Louisvale (south of Upington). [1] It is an alternative route to the N14, which runs on the north bank of the Orange River, between Kakamas and Upington. [1]
Name of Falls Type of Falls Province River Nearest town Coördinates Height of Falls M Augrabies Falls: cataract: Northern Cape: Orange River: Augrabies (via Upington: 56 metres (184 ft)
However, tourism in the Drakensberg is developing, with a variety of hiking trails, hotels, and resorts appearing on the slopes. Much of the higher South African parts of the range have been designated as game reserves or wilderness areas . 7% of the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands ecoregion is in protected areas.