Meiringspoort
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Meiringspoort is a South African mountain pass on the N12 national road, where it crosses the Swartberg mountain range.
View of the road, on the Meiringspoort pass
The over 2000 m high Greater Swartberg range in the distance, viewed from farmlands near the town of Oudtshoorn in the relatively well-watered south.
The Great Swartberg mountain range, seen from the south in stormy weather.
View of the Swartberg Mountain barrier from Klaarstroom in the arid north
Klaarstroom
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Klaarstroom is a village in Prince Albert Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Meiringspoort
…and the Great Karoo, through a gorge with a 25 km road crossing the same river 25 times in the span of the 25 km. It runs between the modern town of Klaarstroom in the north, and the town of De Rust in the south. The mountains it crosses are those of the Swartberg range (Afrikaans for black mountain). The…
Klaarstroom