Umfolozi River
The Umfolozi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa. It is formed by the confluence of the Black and White Umfolozi Rivers near the southeastern boundary of the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lagoon
- Description: river in South Africa
- Also known as: “Imfolozi”, “Mfolozi”, “Mfolozì Rìver”, and “Umfolosi River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Lucia.
St Lucia
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The town of St Lucia is on the southern tip of iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Many visitors use St Lucia as their hub because of its close proximity to many attractions in the area.
Umfolozi River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Umfolozi River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Umfolozi River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Imfolozirivier”
- Afrikaans: “Mfolozirivier”
- Afrikaans: “Umfeloosrivier”
- Afrikaans: “Umfolozirivier”
- Afrikaans: “Veloosrivier”
- Chinese: “乌姆福洛济河”
- Chinese: “烏姆福洛濟河”
- Dutch: “Umfolozirivier”
- French: “Umfolozi”
- German: “Umfolozi River”
- Icelandic: “Umfolozifljót”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Umfolozi”
- Irish: “Abhainn Umfolozi”
- Mingrelian: “უმფოლოზი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “უმფოლოზი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Umfolozi”
- Portuguese: “Rio Umfolozi”
- Swahili: “Mto Umfolozi”
- Welsh: “Afon Umfolozi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maphelana and Saint Lucia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pelana and Saint Lucia Bay.
KwaZulu-Natal: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Durban, Pietermaritzburg, ISimangaliso Wetland Park, and Ladysmith.
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