Blyde River
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The Blyde River is a major river in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, renowned for carving the dramatic Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest and most scenic canyons in the world.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| climateZone | subtropical ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| createsLandform | Blyde River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Limpopo River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | savanna ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Olifants River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Blyde River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Blyde River Canyon complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | fluvial erosion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
pools
ⓘ
rapids ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
tourist facilities
ⓘ
viewing points ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Blydepoort area ⓘ |
| hasScenicRoute | Panorama Route (regional tourist route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValleyType | canyon ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
God’s Window area (nearby escarpment views)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Rondavels viewpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorRiverOf | Mpumalanga province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTourismAssetOf | Mpumalanga province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep canyon
ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mpumalanga province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| mouth | Olifants River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | joyful river ⓘ |
| near |
Graskop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoedspruit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Kruger National Park (regional vicinity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Olifants River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lowveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Drakensberg escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
aquatic biodiversity
ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | natural attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canoeing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ |
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