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.
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'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge
- Coordinates
- 17.6000, -28.4000
- Updated
- 16 Apr 2020
A Relief Map of the Area; Where the Orange and Fish Rivers Merge
Location Map
'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge
How we know this
- 01South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper
Last updated · 16 Apr 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 14). 'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121824
South African History Online (2016) ''Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge', South African History Online, 14 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121824 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, 'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121824, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge." South African History Online, 14 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121824. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121824.
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