Sir Lowry’s Pass
Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It crosses the Hottentots Holland Mountains between Somerset West and the Elgin valley, on the main route between Cape Town and the Garden Route.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Steenbras Power Station.
Steenbras Power Station
Power station
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The Steenbras Power Station, also Steenbras Hydro Pump Station, is a 180 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric power station commissioned in 1979 in South Africa. Steenbras Power Station is situated 3 km west of Sir Lowry’s Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sir Lowry’s Pass Village and Gordon’s Bay.
Sir Lowry’s Pass Village
Village
Sir Lowry's Pass Village is a town near the base of Sir Lowry's Pass, about 60 km from Cape Town, South Africa. Sir Lowry’s Pass Village is situated 3½ km northwest of Sir Lowry’s Pass.
Gordon’s Bay
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Gordon's Bay is a suburb of greater Cape Town, and on the east side of the Strand. it is situated between False Bay and the foot of the Hottentots Holland mountain range.
Lwandle
Suburb
Lwandle is a township in Strand, a town in the eastern part of the Cape Town Metro in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Administratively it is a suburb of the City of Cape Town. Lwandle is situated 6 km northwest of Sir Lowry’s Pass.
Sir Lowry’s Pass
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 439 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Western Cape, South Africa
- Categories: mountain pass, gap, and landform
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Sir Lowry’s Pass” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Sir Lowrey’s pas”
- Afrikaans: “Sir Lowry’s pas”
- Afrikaans: “Sir Lowry’s Pass”
- Afrikaans: “Sir Lowry’s-pas”
- Afrikaans: “Sir Lowryspas”
- Cebuano: “Sir Lowry’s Pass”
- Dutch: “Sir Lowry’s Pass”
- French: “Col de Sir Lowry”
- French: “Sir Lowry’s Pass”
- Romanian: “Sir Lowry’s Pass”
- Turkish: “Sir Lowry’s-pas”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverside and Gordons Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sir Lowrys Pass View Site and Gandoupas.
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