'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape

Name: 'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape
Address: ZA

Coordinates: 16.5600, -29.1400
Updated: 16 Apr 2020

Railway Station some 34 km from Port Nolloth. It takes its name from the surrounding plain, known as Abbevlak. The name is derived from the Khoikhoi name of Sagewood trees, which cover this area. The word 'vlakte' is Afrikaans for flat plain.

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'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape

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Last updated · 16 Apr 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 14). 'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/P-0121826

South African History Online (2016) ''Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape', South African History Online, 14 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/P-0121826 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).

South African History Online, 'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/P-0121826, (accessed 23 July 2026).

"'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape." South African History Online, 14 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/P-0121826. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/tn/ref/P-0121826.