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Green Island in the region of Northern Cape is a town in South Africa - some 746 mi or ( 1200 km ) West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Current time in Green Island is now 06:13 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Keetmanshoop, Hohenfels, and Grootderm. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Keetmanshoop . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Green Island ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Landing Oranjemund Namibia FYOG
Landing at Oranjemund airport, namibia, in a Jabiru 430, May 2010 Oranjemund Airport (IATA: OMD, ICAO: FYOG) is an airport serving Oranjemund, a town in the Karas Region of Namibia. The town and airpo ..
Fish River Canyon Pajas's photos around Ai-Ais, Namibia (travel pretoria to ai ais)
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Fish River Canyon/ 3rd day safari Sarahanddoug's photos around Fish River Canyon, Namibia
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Fish River Canyon Angela_louise's photos around Fish River Canyon, Namibia (canyon with river)
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Interesting facts about this location
Orange River
The Orange River, Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. The river forms part of the international borders between South Africa and Namibia and between South Africa and Lesotho, as well as several provincial borders within South Africa. Except for Upington, Kimberly, and Aggeneys, it does not pass through any major cities.
Located at -28.63 16.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Oranjemund Airport
Oranjemund Airport is an airport serving Oranjemund, a town in the Karas Region of Namibia. The town and airport are located near the northern bank of the Orange River, which is the border between Namibia and South Africa.
Located at -28.58 16.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Oranjemund Constituency
Oranjemund is a constituency in the Karas Region of Namibia. It covers an area of 27,000 sqkm and has a population of 18,200 inhabitants. The main towns are the district capital Oranjemund and the mining town of Rosh Pinah, the constituency also contains the Sendelingsdrift border post. Economic activities concentrate on mining and tourism, the current unemployment rate is 48%.
Located at -28.55 16.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Kudu Power Project
The Kudu Power Project is a project to increase power production in Namibia. The main elements of the project are development of the Kudu gas field and construction of an 800 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired power station at Oranjemund. When completed, the power station will feed Namibian and South African power grids. The project will be developed by NamPower, a national energy company of Namibia.
Located at -28.55 16.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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