Sonderend River
Appearance
The Sonderend River, also known as the Riviersonderend (Afrikaans for River without an end), is a main tributary of the Breede River, located in Western Cape Province, South Africa. The village of Riviersonderend is believed to have taken its name from the river.
Sonderend River | |
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![]() The River in flood | |
Etymology | Afrikaans/Dutch for "River without an end" |
Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Near Villiersdorp |
Mouth | Breede River |
• location | Between Stormsvlei and Swellendam |
• coordinates | 34°4′14″S 20°17′7″E / 34.07056°S 20.28528°E |
• elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Length | 115 km (71 mi) |
Naming
[edit]In 1673, Willem ten Rhyne referred to the river as "sine fine flumen" (Latin for "endless river"). In 1707, Jan Hatogh, a Dutch East India Company horticulturist, referred to the river as the "Kantdydnn", likely derived from the Hessequa "Kamma-kan Kamma", roughly "water, endless water" or "endless river". The Hessequa were a local tribe of Khoi-khoi herders.[1][2]
Dams in the River
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to Riviersonderend !!!". riviersonderend.co.za. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Intro (English) to the Resolutions of Cape of Good Hope / Place names of Khoi origin". Archived from the original on March 21, 2005.
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