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Calvinia is a South African regional town which is situated in the Northern Cape Province. Named after the Swiss religious reformer John Calvin, Calvinia forms part of the Hantam Local Municipality which belongs to the Namakwa District Municipality. The Calvinia district is part of the Great Karoo, South Africa. The town of Calvinia lies s...
The town of Colesberg is situated in the Karoo below a cone-shaped hill and 28km from the Orange River in South Africa's Northern Cape Province. It was this hill which served as a landmark for early travellers who were exploring the interiors of South Africa. The first mission station started in Colesberg in 1814.
Colesberg is lo...
Kimberley is oftern referred to as the diamond city of South Africa, it is the capital of South Africa's Northern Cape. In 1866, a boy found a small brilliant pebble on the banks of the Orange River on the farm De Kalk near Hopetown. This brilliant river pebble turned out to be a 21.25 carat / 4.25 g diamond, known as the Eureka.&nbs...
The South African town of Kuruman nestles at the foot of a range of low hills and is characterised by the renowned 'eye' which is the source of the Kuruman River. At Gaseonyane, the eye gushes twenty million litres of water daily, and from this fountain Kuruman and its surrounding area draws its water.
Kuruman's name comes from a chief calle...
Prieska is located on the banks of the Orange River in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Founded in 1878, Prieska is an agricultural and mining center with copper mines and rich deposits of tiger's eyes which are a semi-precious stone.
From the Old Fort in Prieska which is set on a hill, magnificent views of the Doringberg ra...
Situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, the small town of Sutherland is home to only about 3 000 inhabitants. Sutherland is set in the Karoo, in an area known as the Roggeveld, meaning Rye Field. Sutherland nestles between the winter rain fall and summer rain fall regions of South Africa, which result in a low precipi...
Located on the N7 highway which connects Cape Town with Namibia, Springbok is the largest town in the Namaqualand area in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Springbok nestles in a narrow valley between the high granite domes of the magnificent Klein Koperberge. Copper mining was the reason for the establishment of this town....
The elevation of Upington in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa is 835 metres. Upington is the nearest major centre to the Augrabies Falls which are one of South Africa's most magnificent waterfalls. The landscape surrounding the town of Upington is very arid but the soil is fertile and crops such as fruit are grown in irrigated fi...
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