Khoikhoi name of Rooiberg, some 10km from Eksteenfontein . Translated from Afrikaans means 'red mountain'.
placeREF P-0121817Revised
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Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape
- Coordinates
- 17.1200, -28.2800
- Updated
- 15 Apr 2020
The 'Red Mountain' or Abansuip
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Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape
How we know this
- 01South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper
Last updated · 15 Apr 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 14). Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121817
South African History Online (2016) 'Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape', South African History Online, 14 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121817 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121817, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape." South African History Online, 14 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121817. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121817.
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