Vanryneveldspasdam
Vanryneveldspasdam is a reservoir in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Vanryneveldspasdam is situated nearby to the locality Tjoksville, as well as near Spandau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camdeboo National Park and Nqweba Dam.
Camdeboo National Park
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Camdeboo National Park is in Karoo Heartland of South Africa. It is most famous for the Valley of Desolation, where breathtaking cliffs and columns of rock form a haven for dozens of birds species.
Nqweba Dam
Reservoir
Nqweba Dam, is an earth-fill type dam located on the Sundays River in the Camdeboo National Park, in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was opened in 1925.
Graaff Reinet Airport
Aerodrome
Graaff-Reinet Airport is a small airport located in Graaff-Reinet, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The airport primarily serves as a hub for aviation training and is home to the Eagle’s Wings Microlight School. Graaff Reinet Airport is situated 3½ km northeast of Vanryneveldspasdam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graaff-Reinet and Kroonvale.
Graaff-Reinet
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Graaff-Reinet is a town of 36,000 people in the Karoo Heartland. A touch of history wafts around the old houses, the small church and the busy main street of Graaff-Reinet.
Kroonvale
Suburb
Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province and the fourth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. Kroonvale is situated 6 km southeast of Vanryneveldspasdam.
Adendorp
Suburb
Adendorp is a village 8 km south of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the farm, N J Adendorff, who sub-divided it into smallholdings in about 1858. Municipal status was attained in 1878. Adendorp is situated 9 km south of Vanryneveldspasdam.
Vanryneveldspasdam
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Van Rynevelds Pass” and “Van Rynevelds Pass Dam”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-32.2191° or 32° 13′ 9″ southLongitude
24.52036° or 24° 31′ 13″ eastElevation
776 metres (2,546 feet)Open location code
4GV6QGJC+94GeoNames ID
944852
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Localities in the Area
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