Blood River
Blood River, also known as the Ncome River, is situated between Nquthu and Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This river has its sources in the hills south-east of Utrecht; leaving the highlands it is joined by two important tributaries that originate in the Schurveberg, after which it flows meandering through a sandy plain.
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- Description: river in South Africa
- Also known as“Bloed”“Blood”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nquthu.
Nquthu
Hamlet
Nquthu is a town in Umzinyathi District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
6 km east of Blood River
Blood River
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Latitude
-28.23755° or 28° 14′ 15″ south
Longitude
30.50798° or 30° 30′ 29″ east
Open location code
5G3GQG65+X5
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Blood River” goes by many names.
BloedrivierAfrikaans
Bloedrivier (Buffels)Afrikaans
Riu BloodCatalan
BloedrivierCebuano
Bloedrivier (suba sa Habagatang Aprika, Province of KwaZulu-Natal)Cebuano
血河Chinese
BloedrivierDutch
Blood RiverDutch
Kogin JiniHausa
נהר הדםHebrew
Abhainn BloodIrish
Blood RiverNorwegian Bokmål
Webiga BloodSomali
Mto BloodSwahili
Blood RiverSwedish
Qon daryosiUzbek
Afon BloodWelsh
UMFULA INCOMEZulu
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