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'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge

Mountian in the Richtersveld, at the confluence of the Fish River with the Orange River. This a Khoikhoi name for 'Rooilepel', and means 'red spoon' when translated from afrikaans. The name is said to refer to the hollow spoon shape of the mountains and the colour of the rocks.

References

South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper