Augrabies Falls
A waterfall on the Orange River in the Northern Cape, where the river drops about 56 metres into a granite gorge some 240 metres deep. It lies inside Augrabies Falls National Park, and the name comes from a Khoikhoi word for the place of great noise.
- Where
- Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -28.5914, 20.3408
Get the Augrabies Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Augrabies Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northern Cape volume with your photos and a note.
Near Augrabies Falls
Richtersveld 306 km
A rugged desert landscape of mountains and dry gorges in the far north west, in a bend of the Orange River on the Namibian border. Nama herders still move their livestock seasonally here, and the Richtersveld was listed by UNESCO as a cultural landscape in 2007.
Namaqua National Park 312 km
A national park on the Atlantic edge of Namaqualand, in a biodiversity hotspot with the largest concentration of succulent plants in the world. In spring the dry land is covered by wildflowers.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 314 km
A vast park of red dunes and dry riverbeds on the border with Botswana, where South Africa's Kalahari Gemsbok National Park joins Botswana's Gemsbok National Park. It is known for black maned lions, cheetahs, gemsbok, and camps along the Nossob and Auob river beds.
Khomani Cultural Landscape 323 km
A stretch of red Kalahari dunes in the far north of the Northern Cape, home to the Khomani San people. It was listed by UNESCO in 2017 for the way their culture, language and knowledge of the desert have continued through generations.
Mokala National Park 396 km
A reserve of 26,485 hectares in the Plooysburg area southwest of Kimberley, established on 19 June 2007. Mokala is the Setswana name for the camel thorn tree, and the park protects rare antelope such as roan and sable.
Southern African Large Telescope 423 km
The largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a mirror 11 metres across, on a dry hill near Sutherland in the Karoo. It began work in 2005 and the site has tours by day and stargazing events in the dark night sky.
Big Hole, Kimberley 431 km
A huge hand dug diamond mine in the middle of Kimberley, worked from 1871 until 1914 by thousands of diggers using picks and shovels. It is about 215 metres deep and holds a green pool of water, with a mining museum and a replica town beside it.
Cederberg Wilderness 433 km
A rugged range of orange sandstone peaks north of Cape Town, known for odd rock formations such as the Wolfberg Arch and Maltese Cross. It has hiking trails, ancient San rock paintings and the rare Clanwilliam cedar, which gives the range its name.
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Questions
Where is Augrabies Falls?
Augrabies Falls is in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Richtersveld (306 km), Namaqua National Park (312 km), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (314 km).
How do I get the Augrabies Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Augrabies Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northern Cape volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Augrabies Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northern Cape volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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