Augrabies Falls

The Augrabies Falls is a waterfall on the , the largest river in South Africa. Since 1966 the waterfall, set in a desolate and rugged milieu, is enclosed by the .
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  • Waterfall
  • …lies at an elevation of 595 metres (1,952 feet)
  • …stands 56 metres (184 feet) tall
  • Description: waterfall on the Orange River in North Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as
    “Aaugrabiesvalle”
    “Ankoerebis”
    “Aughrabies Falls”
    “Augrabies”
    “Augrabies Fall”
    “Augrabiesvalle”
    “Aukoerebis”
    “King George’s Cataract”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Augrabies Falls National Park.

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Augrabies Falls

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Latitude
-28.59157° or 28° 35′ 30″ south
Longitude
20.34065° or 20° 20′ 26″ east
Open location code
5G32C85R+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1309198226
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
1022035
Wiki­data ID
Q39544

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Augrabies Falls” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Augrabiese waterval”
  • Afrikaans: “Augrabieswaterval”
  • Armenian: “Աուգրաբիս”
  • Basque: “Augrabies ur-jauziak”
  • Belarusian: “Аўграбіс”
  • Belarusian: “Вадаспад Аўграбіс”
  • Catalan: “Cascades d’Augrabies”
  • Cebuano: “Augrabies Falls”
  • Chinese: “奥葛拉比瀑布”
  • Chinese: “奥赫拉比斯瀑布”
  • Chinese: “奧葛拉比瀑布”
  • Czech: “Augrabies Falls”
  • Danish: “Augrabies-vandfaldene”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوجرابيس فالس”
  • French: “Augrabies Falls”
  • French: “Chutes d’Augrabies”
  • Georgian: “აუგრაბისი”
  • Hausa: “Augrabies Falls”
  • Hungarian: “Augrabies-vízesés”
  • Japanese: “オーグラビーズ滝”
  • Lithuanian: “Augrabio krioklys”
  • Macedonian: “Ауграбис водопади”
  • Malayalam: “ഔഗ്രാബീസ് വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം”
  • Mazanderani: “آیوگرابیس ئوشار”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار آیوگرابیس”
  • Persian: “آبشار آیوگرابیس”
  • Persian: “ابشار ایوگرابیس”
  • Polish: “Augrabies Falls”
  • Russian: “Ауграбис”
  • Somali: “Biyo dhacyada Augrabies”
  • Spanish: “Cataratas Augrabies”
  • Swahili: “Maporomoko ya Augrabies”
  • Swahili: “Maporomoko ya maji ya Augrabies”
  • Swedish: “Augrabies Falls”
  • Tajik: “Ауграбис”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Ауграбис”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Ауграбис”
  • Tswana: “Diphororo tsa Augrabies”
  • Turkish: “Augrabies Şelalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ауграбіс”
  • Urdu: “آیوگرے بیز آبشار”
  • Western Panjabi: “آیوگرے بیز آبشار”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Main Falls and Augrabies Falls Rest Camp.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pot Holes and Augrabies Monster.

Northern Cape: Highlights

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