Weir

Weir is a railway station in , , and has an elevation of 1,108 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barkly West.

Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the . Formerly known as Klipdrift, the first digging activity took place here in 1869 following the discovery of diamonds on the De Kalk farm.

Weir

Latitude
-28.52281° or 28° 31′ 22″ south
Longitude
24.58578° or 24° 35′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,108 metres (3,635 feet)
Open location code
5G36FHGP+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 247327992
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
941265
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