Sand River

The Sand River is a river in the Free State province, . It is located close to the towns of and Virginia in the gold mining centre of the Free State.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the Free State, South Africa
  • Also known as: Zand” and “Zand River

Sand River

Latitude
-28.092° or 28° 5′ 31″ south
Longitude
26.41409° or 26° 24′ 51″ east
Elevation
1,265 metres (4,150 feet)
Open location code
5G38WC57+6J
Geo­Names ID
957752
Wiki­data ID
Q1322410
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Sand River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Sandrivier
  • Asturian: Ríu Sand
  • Cebuano: Sandrivier
  • Chinese: 沙河 (自由邦省)
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر الرمال
  • German: Sand
  • Irish: Abhainn Sand
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sand
  • Portuguese: Rio Sand
  • Welsh: Afon Sand

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