Dutch settlers named this longest river of South Africa not for its color but their royal family
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Orange Free State - Wikipedia  The Orange Free State was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during ... Extending between the Orange and Vaal rivers, its borders were determined by the ... the Republic of South Africa in 1961) as a province under its former name, along ... The official language in the Orange Free State was Dutch.
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Free Flashcards about BODIES OF WATER - StudyStack  DUTCH SETTLERS NAMED THIS LONGEST RIVER OF SOUTH AFRICA NOT FOR ITS COLOR BUT THEIR ROYAL FAMILY, ORANGE RIVER. THESE 2...
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Geography - Miscellany | Interesting Information | Page 12 ...  Which of these countries was NOT a part of the former Soviet Union? .... the capital of an independent Boer republic but this republic had a color in front of its name - the ____ Free State. ... Dutch settlement in South Africa began in 1652. The Orange River was named in honor of this royal family by Robert Jacob Gordon.
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Geography - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  In 1802 the Tlingit Indians massacred many of the Russian settlers in what is now this ... Anaheim Its name comes from the Santa Ana River & the German word for home ...... NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam capital, guilder as money, Holland is in .... named this longest river of South Africa not for its color but their royal family,...
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Africa, Europe and Jamaica - Debate Central  Europeans, during their attempts to make a shorter trade route to India and Asia ... for individuals and their countries, but in turn it weakened Africa and Jamaica ... Slavery was not an uncommon theme in African life; nevertheless, the ... The natives were called Arawaks. ... The Dutch became the most profitable slave traders.
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Jeopary Questions page 1523 - THE DUTCH ROYAL FAMILY ...  BODIES OF WATER: It's China's longest river, after the Yangtze  ODDS & ENDS: Monopoly board street on which you'd find Merv Griffin's Resorts Casino Hotel.
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Jeopary Questions page 1861 - FAMOUS FIRSTS - TriviaBistro.com  U.S.A.: This "Silver State"'s longest river, the Humboldt, is named for explorer Baron Von Humboldt  ACTORS & ROLES: Andrew's big sister, she earned an...
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Jeopary Questions page 2285 - LYRICS FROM MUSICALS ...  STYLE: It's the name for the loose, brightly colored dress introduced to Pacific islanders by missionaries  LIFETIME: ... DISCOVERY: On June 18, 1767 Samuel Wallis became the first European to land at this breadfruity South Sea island ... DISCOVERY: In 1855 this missionary discovered Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River.
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Amazon River - Wikipedia  The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, and .... Another Spanish explorer, Francisco de Orellana, was the first European ... The name Amazonas came from the natives warriors that attacked this ... After a journey of 600 km down the Napo River they reached a further major...
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Schuylkill       Schuylkill  The Schuylkill, Dutch for hidden river, is a river in Pennsylvania in the ... geographical name river 131 miles (211 kilometers) SE Pennsylvania...
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Zambezi - Wikipedia  The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. ... The river flows to the south-west into Angola for about 240 kilometres (150 ... This is the beginning of the Barotse Floodplain, the most notable feature of the upper Zambezi, but...
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Zambezi - Wikipedia  The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. ... The river flows to the south-west into Angola for about 240 kilometres (150 mi), then is joined by ... The first of its large tributaries to enter the Zambezi is the Kabompo River in the...
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king alex, queen max, and the colorful house of orange  After 33 years on the throne, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, one of the richest ... Princess Beatrix to find a husband, she chose one just like her dear old dad. In 1966, she married German diplomat and aristocrat Claus von Amsberg. ... They claim the Dutch government was blackmailed over Claus's homosexual and...
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Jeopary Questions page 1522 - ANIMALS - TriviaBistro.com  THE DUTCH ROYAL FAMILY: Since 1980, Prince Willem-Alexander, as the heir to the throne, has held the "colorful" title Prince of this  THE QUOTABLE FRAN...
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History of South Africa - Wikipedia  The history of South Africa starts more than 100,000 years ago, when the first humans inhabited .... The oldest is Little Foot, a collection of footbones of an unknown hominid ... the Dutch East India Company established a staging post where the port city ... The assimilation is not dissimilar to that of the European settlers, who...
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The Dutch in South Africa, 1652-1795 1802-1806 - Colonial Voyage  Castle of Good Hope (Kasteel de Goede Hoop), Cape Town, South Africa. ... In 1657 two groups of farmers settled about three miles from the castle at ... In 1679 the colony had 289 Europeans of whom 142 were free-burghers and 191 slaves. ... he founded Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa, and during...
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16 Day South Africa Executive - Pilgrim Tours  For the past 20yrs Sabi Sabi has been building a name for itself with a sophisticated ... Park of nearly 2 million hectares is unrivalled in the diversity of its animal life. ... After breakfast, we'll continue on to visit Hluhluwe, South Africa's oldest game ... We'll drive through the stunning passes of Bloukrans and Groot River to the...
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Opinion: Dutch monarchs' lessons for world's royals - CNN.com  Apr 30, 2013 ... Over the centuries it has experienced much religious strife, acquired and ... and three successive queens, Wilhelmina, Juliana and Beatrix have ... There is, for example, an investiture, not a coronation and protocol is more relaxed than in ... The king has specialized in water management but had to give up...
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Dutch Mauritius - Wikipedia  Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius ... decided to name the island "Prins Maurits van Nassaueiland", after Prince Maurits (Latin ... From those days, only the name Mauritius has remained. ... and the Danes were beginning to make incursions into the Indian Ocean.
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Longest Rivers in the World  Top 10 List - Top 100 Wonders  It passes through ten countries on the continent of Africa, where it has been a ... The Yellow River (also called the Huang He) is the second longest river in the ... The Congo has its name because of the Kingdom of Kongo that inhabited the...
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Marijuana - The First Twelve Thousand Years - The African Dagga ...  What intrigued Europeans most about these native peoples was their primitiveness. ... intoxicant spread to other native Africans such as the Bushmen and the Hottentots. ... These were a yellowish-skinned people who spoke a "click" language. ... The Dutch called them "beachcombers" because the Hottentots frequented the...