Mountain Pass between Hoedspruit and Ohrigstad. Named after J. G. Strydom ,a well known Farmer and Civil Servant, from the days of the Transvaal Republic. There is a Tunnel named after him, in the Pass.
Place record
Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo
- Coordinates
- 30.2200, -24.1500
- Updated
- 17 Apr 2020

Location Map
Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South Afican Names by Peter E Raper
Last updated · 17 Apr 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 15). Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121846
South African History Online (2016) 'Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo', South African History Online, 15 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121846 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121846, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo." South African History Online, 15 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121846. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Abel Erasmus Pass, Limpopo." South African History Online. September 15, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121846.
Further reading
Limpopo Province
Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province
Polokwane
Phala Phala, Game Farm
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