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The all gravel pass parallels the newer Outeniqua Pass which is designated as the N9/N12. The pass was named after John Montagu, Colonial Secretary of the Cape in the 1840s, whose enthusiasm for good roads resulted in the first ambitious program of construction in Southern Africa. It was damaged by floods in November 1996, and was closed for ...
The village was established around 1916 when European woodcutters from Knysna were resettled in Jonkersberg, as well as Franschhoek. [1] [2] Jonkersberg lies at the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains. [3] In the 2011 South African census the village's population was 114 people living in 24 households. [4]
Oudtshoorn (/ ˈ aʊ t s h ɔːr n /, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈœutsˌɦuərən]) is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south.
Outeniqua Choo Tjoe. The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was South Africa's last scheduled mixed steam train service and operated on the Outeniqualand Preserved Railway between George and Knysna on the Garden Route. Opened in 1928 and declared a preserved line in July 1993, this train winds its way through picturesque scenery.
Outeniqua may refer to: Outeniqua Mountains , a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa SAS Outeniqua , a sealift and replenishment ship operated by the South African Navy
Great Brak River (Afrikaans: Groot-Brakrivier) is a coastal village in the Mossel Bay Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a historic village built around the lagoon of the Great Brak River , 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-northeast of the town of Mossel Bay .
The Outeniqua Mountains, named after the Outeniqua Khoikhoi who lived there, is a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa, and forms a continuous range with the Langeberg to the west and the Tsitsikamma Mountains to the east. It was known as Serra de Estrella (Mountain of the Star) to the Portuguese. [1]
The Outeniqua Pass is a mountain pass in the Western Cape, South Africa, that carries the N9/N12 national road through the Outeniqua Mountains north of George. It connects George and the Garden Route coastal plain with Oudtshoorn and the Little Karoo .