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Kloof / k l uː f / is a town that includes a smaller area called Everton, located approximately 26 km north-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Once an independent municipality, it now forms part of greater Durban area of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality .
The kloof was given its name by Isaq Schrijver in 1689, and more thoroughly explored by a later expedition under ensign August Frederik Beutler in 1752. [ 1 ] The valley has been farmed since 1760 and developed into an important fruit-growing region during the 1900s, [ 2 ] specifically prized for its apples and pears.
Scarp forest is a threatened forest type, protected by South Africa's forests act of 1998, [5] while the grassland is classified as KwaZulu-Natal sandstone sourveld, the most threatened terrestrial habitat in the Durban metropole. [6] The reserve was established in 1950 and was augmented by land donations as late as 1999. [4]
Schoemans Kloof Pass, or simply Schoemanskloof, / ˈ s k uː m ə n z ˈ k l uː f / is situated in Mpumalanga province, on the R539 road between the junction with the R36 at Bambi (23 kilometres north of Machadodorp) and the junction with the N4 about 16 kilometres north of Ngodwana (South Africa). This scenic region is the access route that ...
Nuwekloof Pass, also known as Roodezand Pass or Tulbagh Kloof, is a mountain pass in the Western Cape, South Africa, which crosses the Obiqua Mountains in a kloof created by the Klein Berg River. It allows eastward access from Cape Town and the Swartland into the Tulbagh basin and onwards to the Breede River Valley .
Magoebaskloof (Makgoba) Pass is situated in the Limpopo Province, on the R71, the road between Tzaneen and Polokwane, in South Africa.. It is a lush green mountainous area, covered by natural evergreen subtropical forest.
Modjadjiskloof (formerly Duiwelskloof) is a small town situated at the foot of the escarpment in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is 18 km north of Tzaneen . Surveyed in 1919 and proclaimed in 1920, it was administered by a village management board.
Gamkaskloof is a hybrid name, combining Gamka (the Khoisan word for Lion), and Kloof (the Afrikaans word for valley). [1]: 10 Wagon and farm equipment at Die Hel settlement Buildings in the original settlement in Die Hel. Restaurant from renovated building