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Orange River (other)
Orange River is a river in South Africa. Orange River may also refer to: *Orange River (Florida) *Orange River (Jamaica) *Orange River (Maine) *Orange River Colony *Orange River Sovereignty *Orange River Convention *Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River *Orange River Rafters, South Africa field hockey club {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River
The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch language, Dutch: ''Oranjerivier'') is a river in Southern Africa. It is the longest river in South Africa. With a total length of , the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the north. 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 Lesotho and between South Africa and Namibia, as well as several provincial borders within South Africa. Except for Upington, it does not pass through any major cities. The Orange River plays an important role in the South African economy by providing water for irrigation and Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power. The river was named the Orange River in honour of the Dutch ruling family, the House of Orange-Nassau, House of Orange, by the Dutch explorer Robert Jacob Gordon. Other names include simply the word for river, in Khoekhoe language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River (Florida)
The Orange River is a tributary of the Caloosahatchee River The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National .... Orange River is a 8.7 mile stream. References Rivers of Lee County, Florida Rivers of Florida {{Florida-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River (Jamaica)
The Orange River is a river of Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is .... See also *List of rivers of Jamaica References GEOnet Names Server*:Image:JamaicaOMC.png, OMC MapCIA Map *Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).''The Handbook of Jamaica.'' Jamaica Government Printing Office Rivers of Jamaica {{Jamaica-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River (Maine)
The Orange River is a short river in Whiting, Maine. From the outflow of Orange Lake (), the river runs U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 22, 2011 northeast to Whiting Bay, an arm of Dennys Bay. See also *List of rivers of Maine List of rivers in Maine these are the rivers in Maine Saint John River Note: Higher part of Saint John River is recuperating water from tributaries of Southeast Quebec Left bank of Saint John River (Maine) * Saint John River ** Southwest Branc ... References *Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS Rivers of Washington County, Maine [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River Colony
The Orange River Colony was the British colony created after Britain first occupied (1900) and then annexed (1902) the independent Orange Free State in the Second Boer War. The colony ceased to exist in 1910, when it was absorbed into the Union of South Africa as the Orange Free State (province), Orange Free State Province. Constitutional history During the Second Boer War, British forces invaded the Orange Free State, occupying the capital, Bloemfontein by 13 March 1900. Five months later, on 6 October 1900, the British government declared an official annexation of the full territory of the Orange Free State, this in-spite of the fact they had not yet occupied the full territory, nor defeated the Free State forces. The Free State government moved to Kroonstad during the early months of the war and its armies remained active in the field until the war's end. From the perspective of the Orange Free State, independence wasn't lost until they ratified the Treaty of Vereeniging o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River Sovereignty
The Orange River Sovereignty (1848–1854; ) was a short-lived political entity between the Orange River, Orange and Vaal rivers in Southern Africa, a region known informally as Transorangia. In 1854, it became the Orange Free State, and is now the Free State (South African province), Free State province of South Africa. History On 8 December 1845 Captain William Sutton was appointed "British Resident among the tribes living beyond the Frontier to the North-East" (relative to Cape Colony). Sutton was succeeded as Resident on 16 January 1846 by Captain Henry Douglas Warden, who bought the farm Bloemfontein from a Griqua people, Griqua farmer to establish the capital. Warden was soon promoted to Major, and in March 1849 he was succeeded at Bloemfontein as civil commissioner by Mr C. U. Stuart, but he remained British resident until July 1852. Sir Harry Smith proclaimed British sovereignty over Transorangia on 3 February 1848. A nominated legislative council was created, a high co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange River Convention
The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention; ) was a Treaty, convention whereby the British Empire, British formally recognised the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange River, Orange and Vaal River, Vaal rivers, which had previously been known as the Orange River Sovereignty. This resulted in the formation of the independent Boer Republics, Boer Republic of the Orange Free State (OFS). Lead-up to the convention During the ''Great Trek'' the Boers moved out of the Cape Colony seeking autonomy from British control. However, the expanding interests of the British colonial government soon caught up with the Boers when they annexed Colony of Natal, Natal in 1845. After settling across the Orange River, relations between the Boers and different groups between the Orange River and the Caledon River were extremely strained; particularly between the Boers and the Basotho. Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet, Sir Harry Smith, the governor of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicariate Apostolic Of Orange River
The Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River () was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction located in part of South Africa. History The Apostolic vicariate was erected as such in 1897 after having been a prefecture Apostolic since 20 June 1885. It comprised the whole of Little Namaqualand (beginning on the northern line of Clan William County in Cape Colony, i. e. 30° 35′ S. lat.); extending to the Atlantic Ocean on the west and to the Orange River on the north. It further included Bushmanland, the districts of Kenhardt, Van Rhyns, Dorp and Frazerburg on the east, and beyond the Orange River the district of Gordonia in Bechuanaland. The prefecture, detached from the vicariate in July, 1909, was bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, extending from the Orange River as far as Damaraland (23° 20′ S. lat.), and comprises the city of Rehboth and its district. The eastern boundary line is 20° E. long. On July 9, 1940, it was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Keimoes. On Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
