The R359 is a
regional route in the
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...
province of
South Africa that runs along the south bank of the
Orange River from
Augrabies Falls through
Augrabies and
Kakamas to
Upington.
Route
The western end of the route is at the entrance to the
Augrabies Falls National Park
Augrabies Falls National Park is a national park located around the Augrabies Falls, about 120 km west of Upington in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It was established in 1966.
The Augrabies Falls National Park covers an area of ...
. It passes through the towns of
Augrabies and
Marchand to meet the
N14 national route west of Kakamas. The R359 overlaps the N14 route as far as Kakamas, where the N14 crosses the Orange River to run along the north bank, while the R359 continues on the south bank. It crosses the
R27 provincial route opposite
Keimoes before reaching its eastern end at the
N10 national route across the river from Upington.
References
Regional Routes in the Northern Cape
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