Barkley West
Barkley West is an airfield in Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape and has an elevation of 1,103 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Canteen Kopje.
Canteen Kopje
Archaeological site
Photo: 120, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barkly West lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape. Formerly known as Klipdrift, the first digging activity took place here in 1869 following the discovery of diamonds on the De Kalk farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barkly West.
Barkly West
Photo: Janek Szymanowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barkly West lies just off the R31, north-west of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape. Formerly known as Klipdrift, the first digging activity took place here in 1869 following the discovery of diamonds on the De Kalk farm.
Barkley West
- Type: Airfield
- Also known as: “BarkleyWest” and “Barkly West”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.52734° or 28° 31′ 38″ southLongitude
24.53978° or 24° 32′ 23″ eastElevation
1,103 metres (3,619 feet)Open location code
5G36FGFQ+3WGeoNames ID
1021042
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