Swartberg Pass
The Swartberg Pass on the R328 runs over the Swartberg mountain range which runs roughly east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid area called the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It's the only road access to Gamkaskloof.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,572 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Zwartberg Pass”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matjiesrivier.
Matjiesrivier
Village
Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the Waboomsberg, some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts.
Swartberg Pass
- Categories: mountain pass, gap, and landform
- Location: Prince Albert Local Municipality, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.35225° or 33° 21′ 8″ southLongitude
22.04614° or 22° 2′ 46″ eastElevation
1,572 metres (5,157 feet)Open location code
4GR4J2XW+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 258949998OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Italian—“Swartberg Pass” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Swartbergpas”
- Cebuano: “Swartberg Pass”
- Dutch: “Swartberg Pass”
- French: “Col du Swartberg”
- French: “col Swartberg”
- French: “Col Swartberg”
- German: “Swartberg Pass”
- Italian: “colle Swartberg”
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