Gamka River (Afrikaans: Gamkarivier) is a river located in the Western Cape, South Africa. The name 'gamka' means 'Lion' and was probably named so by the...
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Gamkapoort Dam, on the Gamka River, near Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa Gamka Dam, on the Gamka River in South Africa Leeu-Gamka, a town in the Great...
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"Leeu-Gamka". Leeu-Gamka is located where the Leeu River enters the Gamka River; both rivers are intermittent in this region. "Leeu" and "Gamka" both...
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route then heads east to follow the Swartberg Mountains, crossing the Gamka River through the Huisrivier Pass and passing through Calitzdorp before reaching...
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to the east, with the dividing line between the two ranges being the Gamka River, which cuts a gorge directly through the range. This section, almost...
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major rivers: the Gouritz River, Olifants River, Kamanassie River, Gamka River, Buffels River, Touws River, Goukou River and Duiwenhoks River, and covers...
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Western Cape Province, South Africa. Gamkaskloof is a hybrid name, combining Gamka (the Khoisan word for Lion), and Kloof (the Afrikaans word for valley).: 10 ...
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[citation needed] In the 1850s construction began on the road alongside the Gamka River using prison labor. The road was completed in November 1862 and is still...
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term for "river" (often tautologically the English term "river" is added to the name). The Zulu word amanzi (water) also forms part of some river names....
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Die Poort, where the Gamka River transects Die Hel, Meiringspoort, and Snykloof at its eastern extremity. The deep gorge and river valley is located some...
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Caledonkloof, through the transverse mountains on either side of the Gamka River, had a disruptive effect on trade with Cape Town. During World War II...
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Dwyka River is located in the Karoo region, in South Africa. It flows from the North-west, joining the Gamka River as a tributary at the Gamka Dam. In...
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Gourits River flows from the confluence of the Gamka River and Olifants River and is joined by the Groot River, before flowing through the Langeberg Mountains...
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Montagu Barrydale Ladismith Calitzdorp Oudtshoorn De Rust Beaufort West Laingsburg Leeu-Gamka Matjiesfontein Merweville Murraysburg Nelspoort Prince Albert...
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Toorwaterpoort, flowing west through Oudtshoorn and joining the Gamka River to form the Gourits River, then heading south to its mouth at Gouritsmond in the southern...
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of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil from banks of the Gamka River from the Cape Province in South Africa. Streptomyces swartbergensis produces...
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Gamkaberg Nature Reserve (redirect from Gamka mountain)
and they are managed together. The river which flows southwards past the reserve shares its name. The Gamka River begins far to the north in the arid...
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Kammanassie Mountains (section Rivers)
community and the farming communities along the Olifants River Valley westwards to the Gamka River Valley near Calitzdorp. Abstraction commenced in 1993...
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Gamkapoort Dam is a gravity type dam located on the Gamka River, near Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1969 and its primary...
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canals from the Klein Berg River, Leeu River and Vier-en-Twintig River, and discharging by canal into the Great Berg River. Wikimedia Commons has media...
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List of drainage basins of South Africa (category Rivers of South Africa)
of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water...
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Gamka River, Burke captured several eland and noted that some of his other animals had died. They crossed the Dwyka River on 3 May and the Hex River Pass...
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List of dams and reservoirs in South Africa List of drainage basins of South Africa List of rivers of South Africa Hydrology Water Management Area Maps...
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Anton 'Gamka' Fransch (c. 1969 – 17 November 1989), nom de guerre Mahomad, was a commander in uMkhonto we Sizwe. He was killed on 17 November 1989 in...
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Leeu-Gamka Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Leeuw River, near Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1959 and it...
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Mosselbaai DKD Oudtshoorn Dysselsdorp Eagle Stars Evergreens Excelciors Gamka United Garden Route George Glen Roses Greater Knysna Grootbrak Happy Hearts...
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River and Matjiesfontein before passing through Laingsburg, then heads towards Beaufort West, passing the towns of Prince Albert Road and Leeu-Gamka....
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List of renamed places in South Africa (section Rivers)
→Pacaltsdorp Juanasburg →Ladysmith Laaiplek → Velddrif Fraserburg Road →Leeu-Gamka Marabastad → Eerstegoud Maraisburg →Hofmeyr Losperdsbaai →Melkbosstrand...
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Alli Zanzo (AG) 9.55% Biu South Balang U. Barami NPC Y Balang U. Barami (NPC) 38.54% T. A. Yowa (Independent) 14.51% S. O. Gamka (Independent) 7.64%...
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Keiskammahoek – Stutterheim – Tsomo R353 Brandvlei – Williston – Fraserburg – Leeu-Gamka R354 R27 near Calvinia – Sutherland – Matjiesfontein R355 Kleinzee – Springbok...
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