Herschel
Herschel is a settlement in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The village is situated 19 kilometres north of Lady Grey, due east of Aliwal North.- Type: Village
- Description: town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Herschel, South Africa” and “荷休”
Herschel
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.61528° or 30° 36′ 55″ south
Longitude
27.16278° or 27° 9′ 46″ east
Elevation
1,592 metres (5,223 feet)
Open location code
4GX995M7+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Venda—“Herschel” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Herschel”
- Asturian: “Herschel, Eastern Cape”
- Catalan: “Herschel”
- Chinese: “赫舍尔”
- Dutch: “Herschel, Eastern Cape”
- German: “Herschel (Südafrika)”
- German: “Herschel”
- Italian: “Herschel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herschel”
- Norwegian: “Herschel”
- Pedi: “Herschel, Kapa Bohlabela”
- Pedi: “Herschel”
- Southern Sotho: “Herschel, Kapa Botjhabela”
- Tswana: “Herschel, Kapa Botlhaba”
- Venda: “Herschel, Kapa Vhubvaḓuvha”
- Venda: “Herschel”
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Places to explore: Mbonisweni and Ntsimekweni.
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Highlights: Witberg Peak and Lady Grey Golf Course Airstrip (CLOSED).
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