Buffalo River
The Buffalo River is the largest tributary of the Tugela River in South Africa. With a total length of 426 km, its source is in Majuba Hill, "Hill of Doves" in the Zulu language, located northeast of Volksrust, close to the Mpumalanga / KwaZulu-Natal border.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Stream
- …is also known as “Buffalo River (KwaZulu-Natal)”
- Description: tributary of the Thukela River in South Africa
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Latitude
-28.71762° or 28° 43′ 3″ south
Longitude
30.64462° or 30° 38′ 41″ east
Open location code
5G3G7JJV+XR
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Buffalo River” goes by many names.
BuffelsrivierAfrikaans
Buffelsrivier (KwaZulu-Natal)Afrikaans
MzinyathiAfrikaans
Ríu BuffaloAsturian
Riu BuffaloCatalan
BuffelsrivierCebuano
布法罗河Chinese
布法羅河Chinese
水牛河Chinese
BuffelsrivierDutch
نهر بوفالوEgyptian Arabic
Buffalo RiverGhanaian Pidgin English
Buffalo River (KwaZulu-Natal)Ghanaian Pidgin English
Kogin BuffaloHausa
Kogin Buffalo (KwaZulu-Natal)Hausa
Abhainn BuffaloIrish
BuffaloItalian
Buffalo (KwaZulu-Natal)Italian
رود بوفالوPersian
Noka ya BuffaloTswana
Noka ya Buffalo (KwaZulu-Natal)Tswana
Afon BuffaloWelsh
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