Avontuur is a town situated in the
Garden Route District Municipality in the
Western Cape
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province of
South Africa
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The town is located 13km south-east of
Uniondale on an intersection of the
R339 and
R62 regional routes.
History
The name is Afrikaans for ''adventure''; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778.
See also
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Avontuur Railway
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Langkloof
The Langkloof is a 160 km long valley in South Africa, lying between Herold, a small village northeast of George, and The Heights - just beyond Twee Riviere.
History
The kloof was given its name by Isaq Schrijver in 1689, and more thoroug ...
References
{{Eden District Municipality
Populated places in the George Local Municipality