Orange River

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international river river

The Orange River is the longest river in South Africa, flowing westward from the Drakensberg Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and forming part of the border with Namibia.

Aliases (1)

Orange River Basin ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international river → river →
alsoKnownAs	Gariep River → Senqu River (in its upper course in Lesotho) →
basinCountry	Botswana → Lesotho → Namibia → South Africa →
basinSize	over 900000 km² (approximate) →
continent	Africa →
country	Namibia → South Africa →
crosses	South African provinces →
dischargesInto	Atlantic Ocean →
economicSignificance	supports agriculture in arid regions of South Africa →
ecoregion	Nama Karoo →
flowsDirection	westward →
flowsThrough	Karoo region → Namaqualand region →
formsBorderOf	South Africa–Namibia border →
formsBorderWith	Namibia →
formsPartOfBorderBetween	Namibia → South Africa →
hasDam	Gariep Dam → Vanderkloof Dam →
hasEstuary	Orange River estuary at the Atlantic Ocean →
length	about 2200 km →
locatedIn	Southern Africa →
longestRiverIn	South Africa →
majorTributary	Caledon River → Fish River (Namibia) → Vaal River →
mouthLocation	Atlantic Ocean → Orange River Mouth →
namedAfter	House of Orange →
passesThrough	Lesotho → South Africa →
politicalSignificance	forms international boundary →
region	Eastern Cape → Free State → Northern Cape →
sourceLocation	Drakensberg Mountains → Lesotho →
terminusNear	border of South Africa and Namibia at the Atlantic coast →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → recreation → water supply →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Free State → Northern Cape →	contains
Southern Africa → Sub-Saharan Africa →	hasMajorRiver
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape →	adjacentTo
Kalahari Basin ("Orange River Basin") →	borders
Lesotho →	drainageBasinOf
Gariep Dam →	locatedOn
Orange River Trek →	location
Orange Free State →	majorRiver
Orange Free State →	namedAfter
Northern Cape →	riverBoundary