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Encyclopedia > Great Fish River

The Great Fish River is a river running through the South African province of Cape Midlands. During the 19th Century the river served as a border between the warring European and indigenous people. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Fish River, Eastern Cape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (161 words)
Fish River (sometimes also known as the Great Fish River to distinguish it from the Fish River in Namibia) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
The area between Port Elizabeth and the Fish River is known the Sunshine Coast.
The Fish River formed the border of the then Cape Colony and was hotly contested during the Frontier Wars of 1779 to 1878 between the Xhosa nation on the one side and the Dutch farmers and the 1820 Settlers from England on the other.
Orange River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1270 words)
The river was first discovered by Europeans in 1760 and named after the House of Orange, which was the Stadtholder of Holland between 1777-79.
The most notable tributary is the Vaal River, which leads to the Wilge River and also rises in the Drakensberg where a source is known as the Ash River and is situated about 30 km north of Clarens in the Free State (Orange Free State).
Because of the lack of dangerous animals and high water levels during summer, the river is a great venue for canoeing; during the temperate months of March and April, given good rains and the sluices of the dams being opene one can easily travel 30 km per day.
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