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The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: Oranjerivier) is a river in Southern Africa.It is the longest river in South Africa.With a total length of 2,432 km (1,511 mi), the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the north.
The Namibia–South Africa border dispute centers on the precise demarcation along the Orange River, which forms the southern boundary of Namibia. Historically, the 1890 Helgoland-Zanzibar Treaty between Britain and Germany set the boundary along the northern bank of the river. However, Namibia argues that, based on international principles and ...
1.2 Eastern Cape – Free State boundary, South Africa. ... South Africa. 1.5 South Africa – Namibia ... and as the Orange River in Google Maps. [1 ...
The Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa, is located in the park. [2] A memorandum of understanding was signed on 17 August 2003 by the presidents of South Africa and Namibia, which formalised the establishment of the park. [2] |Ai-|Ais is Khoekhoe for fire-fire, meaning 'hot as fire' or 'scalding hot', after the hot springs of the ...
Okandjou River; Otjimakuru River; Spitzkop River; Orange River Location of the lower Orange river (bottom) and some of its tributaries. Fish River; Konkiep River; Löwen River; Molopo River (South Africa, Botswana) Nossob River. Auob River. Oanob River; Olifants River; Skaap River; Black Nossob River; Klein Nossob River; White Nossob River ...
This is the arid region along the north-western coastline (northwards from approximately the 31°S line of latitude) of South Africa, partly above and partly below the Great Escarpment. The region extends into Namibia, north of the Orange River, where it is known as "Great Namaqualand", or "Namaland".
The B1 begins on the South African border at a bridge over the Orange River near the town of Noordoewer, as a continuation of South Africa's N7 national route. It heads north to Grünau, where it meets the B3 from Karasburg (and Upington from continuing on South Africa's N10 national route) and the Nakop-Windhoek railway line.
It is a border post with Namibia for traffic between Pofadder in South Africa and Keetmanshoop in Namibia. The name either originated from a combination of three Nama words: ‘tconsiep’ (an elbow projecting into the river), ‘nias’ (a rocky surface), and ‘tcaans’ (thorntrees), or a derivative of a nama word that means 'watering place ...