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Key
Major road
Minor road
Untarred road
Scenic route
Main railway
Minor railway
International border
Provincial border
Summit
Nossob
Bray
Terra Firma
Vorstershoop
Mata Senlac Gemsbokvlakte
KGALAGADI
Mata Tosca
The Big Hole in Kimberley, begun in the 1870s
Morokweng Piet Plessis
Nossob
TRANSFRONTIER PARK
Auob
NOR T H WE ST Getting Around
Twee
Rivieren Pretoria Most of the towns north of the Orange River lie
Aansluit Severn Ganyesa Stella more than 200 km (125 miles) apart, and there are few
Rietfontein
Broedersput petrol stations or refreshment stops along the way. But
Van Zylsrus
Andriesvale Kuruman Kuruman Migdol as the volume of traffic is low and all the main roads are
Askham Vryburg tarred, travel in this region need not be arduous. The
Sonstraal R360 runs north from Upington to the Kgalagadi
Ontmoeting
TSWALU KALAHARI Hotazel Lykso Schweizer-Reneke Johannesburg Transfrontier Park. Although the roads in the park are
Koopan-Suid RESERVE Sutton Amalia sandy, 4WD vehicles are not required. National roads
link the major regional centres to Johannesburg and
Noenieput Korannaberg Kuruman Wesselsvlei Pudimoe Avondster Kingswood to the Western and Eastern capes. The east-west N8
connects Upington, Kimberley and Bloemfontein.
NOR T HERN Wincanton Reivilo Harts Bloemhof There are regional airports in all three centres, and
CAPE Sishen Bekker Hartswater Bloemhof
Dam
Vrouenspan Moeswal Kuruman Hills Vaal long-distance coaches provide links to other towns.
Olifantshoek Christiana Hoopstad
Harrisdale Jan
Vroeggedeel Lohatlha Kempdorp
Gelukspruit Daniëlskuil Warrenton Hertzogville 0 kilometres 50
Langklip Owendale Mount
Postmasburg Rupert Bultfontein 0 miles 25
AUGRABIES UPINGTON Karos Lime Ulco FREE ST AT E
FALLS Acres Papkuil
Grootdrink Barkly West Boshof Kroonstad
Louisvale Langeberge 1,615m
Augrabies Alheit Dealesville Brandfort
Keimoes Campbell KIMBERLEY
Griekwastad Florisbad
Springbok Groblershoop Volop Vaal Wolwespruit Soetdoring Nature Reserve
Douglas Modderrivier Modder
Petrusburg
Jacobsdal BLOEMFONTEIN
Orange
Niekerkshoop Riet De Brug
Salt
Westerberg Higg's Lake Graspan Ferreira Maseru
Hope Koffiefontein Riet
Rooipan Kalkfontein Dam
Prieska Beaufort Nature Reserve Dewetsdorp
West Luckhof Reddersburg
Orania
Beaufort Fauresmith Edenburg
West
Vanderkloof Aliwal North
Vanderkloof Trompsburg
Dam
Philippolis
Donkerpoort
Orange
Sunflowers constitute one of the Free
Graaff-Reinet
State’s major crops
For keys to symbols see back flap
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