Harts River
The Harts River is a northern tributary of the Vaal River, which in turn is the largest tributary of the Orange River. Its source is in the North West Province, but the greater part of its basin is located in the Northern Cape Province, which it enters a few kilometers downstream from the Taung Dam.
Photo: The British Library, No restrictions.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Africa
- Also known as: “Hartz” and “Hartz River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delportshoop and Sydney on Vaal.
Sydney on Vaal
Suburb
Sydney on Vaal is a ghost-town… Sydney on Vaal is situated 6 km southeast of Harts River.
Harts River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.40085° or 28° 24′ 3″ south
Longitude
24.27883° or 24° 16′ 44″ east
Elevation
1,015 metres (3,330 feet)
Open location code
5G36H7XH+MG
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Harts River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Hartsrivier”
- Catalan: “Harts”
- Cebuano: “Harts (suba)”
- Cebuano: “Harts”
- Fulah: “Maayo Harts”
- German: “Harts River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Harts”
- Irish: “Abhainn Harts”
- Portuguese: “Rio Harts”
- Somali: “Webiga Harts”
- Swahili: “Mto Harts”
- Welsh: “Afon Harts”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wilmae and Kransfontein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ulco and Borrelkop.
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Worth a closer look: Kimberley and Orania.
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