Waterhole in the sandy bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River, in the Kruger National Park! The name is Tsonga for 'at the anthill' and refers to the large white anthills, in the vacinity. Given this name by J Kloppers in 1958, who was a Game-Ranger.
placeREF P-0121962Revised
Place record
Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
- Coordinates
- 24.2200, -31.2500
- Updated
- 22 May 2020
An Example of an Anthill in the Kruger National Park
Location Map
Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E. Raper
Last updated · 22 May 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 21). Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121962
South African History Online (2016) 'Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River', South African History Online, 21 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121962 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121962, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River." South African History Online, 21 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121962. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River." South African History Online. September 21, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121962.
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