Waterfall in the Umgeni River, 22 km North-East of Pietermaritzburg. Probably named after the consort of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert. It is also the name of a Railway Station, 30km from Pietermaritzburg.
placeREF P-0121905Revised
Place record
Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg
- Coordinates
- 29.4324, -30.3891
- Updated
- 1 May 2020
Albert Falls, Waterfall in the Umgeni River. photo courtesy of Andre Bouwer
Location Map
Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper photo courtesy of Andre Bouwer
Last updated · 1 May 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 19). Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0121905
South African History Online (2016) 'Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg', South African History Online, 19 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0121905 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0121905, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg." South African History Online, 19 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0121905. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg." South African History Online. September 19, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0121905.
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