Witwatersrand
The Witwatersrand is a 56-kilometre-long, north-facing scarp in South Africa. It consists of a hard, erosion-resistant quartzite metamorphic rock, over which several north-flowing rivers form waterfalls, which account for the name Witwatersrand, meaning 'white water ridge' in Afrikaans.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broederstroom and Kosmos.
Broederstroom
Town
Broederstroom is a village situated beside the R512 road on the Daspoortrand in the Witwatersrand, the southern foothills of the Magaliesberg in North West Province, South Africa. Broederstroom is situated 3½ km southeast of Witwatersrand.
Kosmos
Town
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kosmos is a village in the North West Province of South Africa. It is situated on the western bank of the Hartbeespoort Dam. Kosmos is situated 5 km north of Witwatersrand.
Hartebeespoort
Photo: Farawayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hartebeespoort is a small town nestled between the Magaliesberg Mountains and Hartebeespoort Dam in the North West Province of South Africa. It is a resort area, and boy will you know it, drawing a lot of visitors from Pretoria and elsewhere.
Witwatersrand
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,408 metres
- Also known as: “Witwatersberg” and “Witwatersrant”
- Category: landform
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-25.786° or 25° 47′ 10″ southLongitude
27.84838° or 27° 50′ 54″ eastElevation
1,408 metres (4,619 feet)Open location code
5G696R7X+H9GeoNames ID
938567
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Witwatersrand” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Witwatersrand”
- Chinese: “威特沃特斯兰德”
- Dutch: “Witwatersrand”
- Esperanto: “Witwatersrand”
- Finnish: “Witwatersrand”
- French: “Witwatersrand”
- German: “Witwatersrand”
- Polish: “Witwatersrand”
- Spanish: “Witwatersrand”
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