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Hondeklip Bay ( Afrikaans : Hondeklipbaai , which translates as dog stone bay ) is a coastal village in the Namakwa ___MASK55___ ___MASK92___ the ___MASK32___ Cape province ___MASK92___ South Africa . It lies about 95 km south ___MASK47___ ___MASK92___ the ___MASK55___ capital Springbok . This village was originally used as a harbour to export copper ore from the mines around Springbok but was later surpassed by Port Nolloth , which had a safer harbour as well as a railway line . Today Hondeklip Bay is a popular regional holiday destination and serves the fishing and diamond - mining community . The mouth ___MASK92___ the Spoeg River is located about 18 km SSE down the coast from Hondeklip Bay . There are caves ___MASK92___ archaeological interest there . ___MASK14___ is a coastal city in South Africa . It is the second - most populous urban area in South Africa after Johannesburg . It is also the capital and primate city of the Western Cape province . ___MASK78___ is an arid region of ___MASK18___ and South Africa , extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of . It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions  Little ___MASK78___ to the south and Great ___MASK78___ to the north . Little ___MASK78___ is within the Namakwa District Municipality and forms part of Northern Cape Province , South Africa . A typical municipality is ___MASK76___ . Great ___MASK78___ is in the Karas Region of ___MASK18___ . Great ___MASK78___ is sparsely populated by the Namaqua , a Khoikhoi people who traditionally inhabited the ___MASK78___ region . The Old World consists ___MASK92___ Africa , ___MASK62___ , and Asia , regarded collectively as the part ___MASK92___ the world known to Europeans before contact with the Americas . It is used in the context ___MASK92___ , and contrast with , the New World ( Americas ). ___MASK18___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK18___ ( German : ), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean . It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north , Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east . Although it does not border Zimbabwe , a part of less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River ( essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana / Zambia micro - border ) separates the two countries . ___MASK18___ gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990 , following the Namibian War of Independence . Its capital and largest city is Windhoek , and it is a member state of the United Nations ( UN ), the Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), the African Union ( AU ), and the Commonwealth of Nations . The Eastern Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half ___MASK92___ the earth that is ___MASK79___ ___MASK92___ the prime ___MASK60___ ( which crosses Greenwich , England ) and west ___MASK92___ the antimeridian . It is also used to refer to Europe , Asia , Africa , and Australia , in contrast with the Western Hemisphere , which includes North and South America . This hemisphere may also be called the " Oriental Hemisphere ". In addition , it may be used in a cultural or geopolitical sense as a synonym for the " Old World ". ___MASK37___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK37___ , is an enclaved , landlocked country in southern Africa completely surrounded by South Africa . It is just over in size and has a population slightly over two million . Its capital and largest city is Maseru . ___MASK85___ Africa , officially the Republic ___MASK92___ ___MASK85___ Africa ( RSA ), is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded on the south by ___MASK92___ coastline ___MASK92___ Southern Africa stretching along the ___MASK85___ Atlantic and ___MASK28___ Oceans , on the north by the neighbouring countries ___MASK92___ ___MASK18___ , Botswana and Zimbabwe , and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and ___MASK27___ , and surrounding the kingdom ___MASK92___ Lesotho . ___MASK85___ Africa is the 25th - largest country in the world by land area , and with close to 56 million people , is the world ' s 24th - most populous nation . It is the southernmost country on the mainland ___MASK92___ the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . It is the only country that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the ___MASK28___ Ocean . About 80 percent ___MASK92___ ___MASK85___ Africans are ___MASK92___ Sub - Saharan African ancestry , divided among a variety ___MASK92___ ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages , nine ___MASK92___ which have official status . The remaining population consists ___MASK92___ Africa ' s largest communities ___MASK92___ European ( white ), Asian ( ___MASK28___ ), and multiracial ( coloured ) ancestry . Sub - Saharan ___MASK63___ is , geographically , the area ___MASK92___ the continent ___MASK92___ ___MASK63___ that lies south ___MASK92___ the Sahara desert . According to the UN , it consists ___MASK92___ all African countries that are fully or partially located south ___MASK92___ the Sahara . It contrasts with North ___MASK63___ , whose territories are part ___MASK92___ the League ___MASK92___ Arab states within the Arab world . ___MASK35___ , Djibouti , Comoros and Mauritania are geographically in Sub - Saharan ___MASK63___ , but are likewise Arab states and part ___MASK92___ the Arab world . The Bantu languages , technically the Narrow Bantu languages ( as opposed to " Wide Bantu ", a loosely defined categorization which includes other Bantoid languages ), constitute a traditional branch ___MASK92___ the ___MASK94___  Congo languages . There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion ___MASK92___ mutual intelligibility , though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear , and " Ethnologue " counts 535 languages . Bantu languages are spoken largely east and south ___MASK92___ present - day ___MASK44___ , that is , in the regions commonly known as Central ___MASK63___ , Southeast ___MASK63___ , and Southern ___MASK63___ . Parts ___MASK92___ the Bantu area include languages from other language families ( see map ). Upington is a town founded in 1884 and located in the ___MASK32___ Cape province of South Africa , on the ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK59___ River . The town was originally called Olyfenhoudtsdrif (' Olive wood drift '), due to the abundance of olive wood trees in the area , but later renamed after Sir Thomas Upington , Attorney - General and then Prime Minister of the Cape . It originated as a mission station established in 1875 and run by Reverend Christiaan Schröder . The mission station now houses the town museum , known as the Kalahari ___MASK59___ Museum . The museum is also the home of a donkey statue , which recognises the enormous contribution that this animal made to the development of the region during the pioneering days of the 19th century . The ___MASK32___ Cape is the largest and ___MASK91___ sparsely populated province of South Africa . It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was ___MASK90___ up . Its capital is Kimberley . It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park , part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park , an international park shared with Botswana . It also includes the Augrabies Falls and the diamond mining regions in Kimberley and Alexander Bay . The ___MASK78___ region in the west is famous for its ___MASK78___ daisies . The southern towns of De Aar and Colesberg , in the Great Karoo , are major transport nodes between Johannesburg , Cape Town and ___MASK100___ . In the northeast , Kuruman is famous as a mission station and also for its " eye ". The Orange River flows through the province , forming the borders with the Free State in the southeast and with Namibia to the northwest . The river is also used to irrigate the many vineyards in the arid region near Upington . The Province ___MASK92___ the Cape ___MASK92___ Good Hope , commonly referred to as the Cape Province , was a province in the Union ___MASK92___ South Africa and subsequently the Republic ___MASK92___ South Africa . It encompassed the old Cape Colony , and had ___MASK14___ as its capital . Following the end ___MASK92___ the Apartheid era , the Cape Province was ___MASK90___ up to form the new Eastern Cape , Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces . ___MASK61___ ( also known as Jozi , Joburg and eGoli ) is the largest city in ___MASK85___ Africa and is one ___MASK92___ the 50 largest urban areas in the world . It is the provincial capital ___MASK92___ ___MASK29___ , which is the wealthiest province in ___MASK85___ Africa . While ___MASK61___ is not one ___MASK92___ ___MASK85___ Africa ' s three capital cities , it is the seat ___MASK92___ the Constitutional Court . The city is located in the mineral - rich Witwatersrand range ___MASK92___ hills and is the centre ___MASK92___ large - scale gold and diamond trade . The ___MASK36___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". The Karoo (; from a Khoikhoi word , possibly " garo " " desert ") is a semi - desert natural region ___MASK92___ South Africa . There is no exact definition ___MASK92___ what constitutes the Karoo , and therefore its extent is also not precisely defined . The Karoo is partly defined by its topography , geology , and climate  above all , its low rainfall , arid air , cloudless skies , and extremes ___MASK92___ heat and cold . The Karoo also hosted a well - preserved ecosystem hundreds ___MASK92___ million years ago which is now represented by many fossils . ___MASK100___ or The Bay is one of the largest cities in South Africa , situated in the Eastern Cape Province , east of Cape Town . The city , often shortened to PE and nicknamed " The Friendly City " or " The Windy City ", stretches for 16 km along Algoa Bay , and is one of the major seaports in South Africa . ___MASK100___ is the southernmost large city on the African continent , just farther south than Cape Town . Kuruman is a town with 13 , 057 inhabitants in the ___MASK32___ Cape province of South Africa . It is known for its scenic beauty and the Eye of Kuruman , a geological feature that brings water from deep underground . It was at first a ___MASK95___ station of the London Missionary Society founded by Robert Moffat in 1821 . It was also the place where David Livingstone arrived for his first position as missionary in 1841 . The Kuruman River , which is dry except for flash floods after heavy rain ( see wadi ), is named after the town . Multiracial is defined as made up ___MASK92___ or relating to people ___MASK92___ many races . Many terms exist for people ___MASK92___ various multiracial backgrounds . While some ___MASK92___ the terms used in the past are considered insulting and offensive , there are many socially acceptable modern terms that multiracial people identify with . These include " mixed - race " ( or simply " mixed "), " biracial ", " multiracial ", " métis ", " mestizo ", " mulatto ", " dougla ", and " pardo ". The ___MASK59___ River ( Afrikaans / Dutch : Oranjerivier ) 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 ___MASK18___ and between South Africa and Lesotho , as well as several provincial borders within South Africa . Except for Upington , it does not pass through any major cities . The ___MASK59___ River plays an important role in the South African economy by providing water for irrigation , as well as hydroelectric power . The river was named by Robert Jacob Gordon after the Dutch Royal House . Other names include Gariep River ( used by the Khoi people ), Groote River or Senqu River ( used in Lesotho ). The official name , however , is the ___MASK59___ River . ___MASK6___ , officially the Republic ___MASK92___ ___MASK6___ , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and ___MASK56___ Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the ___MASK47___ and ___MASK68___ , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border ___MASK18___ , less than 200 metres ___MASK92___ the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country ___MASK92___ roughly 13 million people , ___MASK6___ has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . ___MASK27___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK27___ ( or ; Swazi : " Umbuso weSwatini " ; sometimes called kaNgwane or Eswatini ), is a sovereign state in Southern Africa . It is neighboured by Mozambique to its northeast and by South Africa to its north , west and south . The country and its people take their names from Mswati II , the 19th - century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified . Southern ___MASK63___ is the southernmost region ___MASK92___ the African continent , variably defined by geography or geopolitics , and including several countries . The term " southern ___MASK63___ " or " Southern ___MASK63___ ", generally includes ___MASK5___ , Botswana , ___MASK37___ , ___MASK17___ , Mozambique , ___MASK18___ , South ___MASK63___ , ___MASK27___ , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . From a political perspective the region is said to be unipolar with South ___MASK63___ as a first regional power . De Aar is a town in the ___MASK32___ Cape , South Africa . It has a population of around 42 , 000 inhabitants . ___MASK42___ ( or ), officially the Republic of ___MASK42___ ( or "") is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , ___MASK17___ and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and ___MASK27___ and South Africa to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the ___MASK42___ Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as " Lourenço Marques " before independence ). ___MASK23___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK23___ , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa . The citizens refer to themselves as " Batswana " ( singular : " Motswana "). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , ___MASK23___ adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966 . Since then , it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections . ___MASK63___ is the world ' s second - largest and second - ___MASK91___ - populous continent . At about 30 . 3 million km² ( 11 . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface area and 20 . 4 % of its total land area . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the ___MASK28___ Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition . The Augrabies Falls is a waterfall on the ___MASK59___ River , South Africa , within the Augrabies Falls National Park . The falls are around in height . The original Khoikhoi residents named the waterfall " Ankoerebis "  " place of big noises "  from which the Trek Boers , who settled here later on , derived the name , " Augrabies ". Colesberg is a town with 17 , 354 inhabitants in the ___MASK32___ Cape province of South Africa , located on the main N1 ___MASK43___ from Cape Town to Johannesburg . The ___MASK28___ Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of ___MASK53___ . The ___MASK28___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK28___ sea "", in Hindi . Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife preserve and conservation area in southern ___MASK63___ . The park straddles the border between ___MASK85___ ___MASK63___ and ___MASK23___ and comprises two adjoining national parks : The total area of the park is . Approximately three - quarters of the park lies in ___MASK23___ and one - quarter in ___MASK85___ ___MASK63___ . " Kgalagadi " means " place of thirst ."