- Ubude: 2,200 km;
- Indawo yesitsha: 973,000 km²;
- Ukuphakama komthombo ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 3,350 m;
- Isiteleka: i- Alexander Bay;
- Amazwe: South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia.
UMfula i-Orange ungomunye wemifula emide kunazo zonke e-Afrika. Ngezinye izikhathi kuthiwa yi-Orange River noma i-Orange kuphela. Umfula ugeleza ngezifunda eziningana: Lesotho , South Africa naseNamibia. Ngegama layo, umfula awubophekile nakanjani embala wamanzi ayo, kodwa kuRoyal Orange Dynasty yaseNetherlands, noma kunalokho umfula wabizwa ngokuthi uWilliam wase-Orange. Ngombuso omncane weLesotho - lokhu kungomunye wemifula yokubaluleka kokuqala, ukuhlinzeka abantu ngamanzi ahlanzekile.
I-Geography
Imvelaphi yalo mfula isendaweni yesifunda saseLesotho ezintabeni zaseMaluti, eTaba-Putsoa naseMidolobheni yaseDrakensberg endaweni ephakeme cishe engama-3300 m ngaphezu kolwandle. Ngenxa yalesi sikhundla, umthombo womfula ebusika uvame ukhiqiza, okwenza ukuba ukomile okwezinye izindawo. Ubude bayo buyizinkulungwane ezingu-2 200, kanti indawo yokudoba cishe ngamakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-973. Ama-tributaries amakhulu kunawo wonke eMfuleni i-Orange yiCaledon, Waal, i-Fish River.
Naphezu kobude obukhulu bomfula, ukujula komfula akuvumeli ukuthi imikhumbi ihambe. Kodwa ngenkathi yemvula ukujula kwayo kungafinyelela ku-6 - 10 m.
Yini ongayibona?
Engxenyeni yeLesotho, uMfula i-Orange ugeleza endaweni yesigodi sePhifung, lapho amapulazi afunyanwa khona emaphandleni asezakhamuzi zendawo zakudala. Ubudala bale midwebo cishe iminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu.
Okunye okukhangayo eMfuleni i-Orange kungenye yamanzi amaningi ama-Afiriki - Augrabis, okuphakama kwawo kufinyelela kumamitha angu-146. Imvula yamanzi isensimini yeRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika.
Isici salokhu kugeleza kuyinto shaft sandy, ehlanjwe umfula ngokwawo emlonyeni wakhe, ngenkathi lapho wamanje umfula ubuthakathaka. Ubude baleso sihlabathi bubeka cishe ngo-33 km.
Futhi ngo-947, emagqumeni aphansi eMfuleni i-Orange, kwatholakala idizayini yedayimane negolide, okwamanje yahlanjululwa eduze komlomo ngqo esihlabathini.
Umfula uphinde uthandekayo yizivakashi ngenxa yokungabi khona kwezilwane ezinkulu ezifana nezigubhu noma amavubu. Engxenyeni yaseNingizimu Afrika, ukuvakashelwa eceleni komfula ngokuvamile kuhlelwe, kulandelwa ukukhwabanisa noma ukudoba.
Uzohlala kuphi?
Ukuze uhloniphe umsuka woMlambo i-Orange ezintabeni ze-Dragon , ungama e-Boikhethelo Guest House eMokotlonga embusweni weLesotho. Intengo yokuhlala ejwayelekile lapha iqala kusuka ku-$ 45. Ukuhlola emaphandleni ngamidwebo edwaleni enqolobane yemvelo yaseLimphofung, umuntu angahlala kwelinye lamahhotela amancane eButa Bute . Isibonelo, i-Mamohase Rural Stay B & B (intengo yokuhlala ejwayelekile - kusuka ku-$ 65) noma i-Kabelo Bed & Breakfast Breakfast (izindlu ezijwayelekile zibiza ukusuka ku-$ 45).
Ukubonga i-Augebis yamanzi, kufanele uhlale kwenye yamahhotela aseduze eNingizimu Afrika:
- I-Dundi Lodge 4 *. Inani lentengo yokuhlala egumbini elijwayelekile liqala ngo-$ 90. Ihhotela linikeza ukupaka mahhala, ichibi lokubhukuda kanye nokudlela.
- I-Plato Lodge. Izindleko zegumbi elijwayelekile elijwayelekile liqala kusuka ku-$ 80. Ihotela linikeza nokupaka mahhala, linganikeza ukuvuselela ukugibela echibini noma ukunambitha izitsha zendawo naseYurophu endaweni yokudlela yayo.
- I-Augrabies Valle Guesthouse. Izindleko zamakamelo amabili ziqala kusuka ku-$ 50. Ihhotela elincane libuye libe nokupaka mahhala kanye nedamu lokubhukuda.
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