Blyde River

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The Blyde River is a major river in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, renowned for carving the dramatic Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest and most scenic canyons in the world.

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Blyde River canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
climateZone subtropical ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
createsLandform Blyde River Canyon ⓘ
drainageBasin Limpopo River system ⓘ
linked to: Limpopo River
ecoregion savanna ⓘ
flowsDirection generally northward ⓘ
flowsInto Olifants River ⓘ
flowsThrough Blyde River Canyon ⓘ
formsPartOf Blyde River Canyon complex ⓘ
linked to: Blyde River Canyon
geologicalProcess fluvial erosion ⓘ
hasFeature pools ⓘ
rapids ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasInfrastructure tourist facilities ⓘ
viewing points ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve ⓘ
hasRecreationArea Blydepoort area ⓘ
hasScenicRoute Panorama Route (regional tourist route) ⓘ
linked to: Panorama Route
hasValleyType canyon ⓘ
hasViewpoint God’s Window area (nearby escarpment views) ⓘ
linked to: God’s Window area

Three Rondavels viewpoint ⓘ
isMajorRiverOf Mpumalanga province ⓘ
linked to: Mpumalanga
isTourismAssetOf Mpumalanga province ⓘ
linked to: Mpumalanga
knownFor deep canyon ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
languageOfName Afrikaans ⓘ
locatedIn Mpumalanga province ⓘ
linked to: Mpumalanga
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
mouth Olifants River ⓘ
nameMeaning joyful river ⓘ
near Graskop ⓘ
Hoedspruit ⓘ
nearProtectedArea Kruger National Park (regional vicinity) ⓘ
partOf Olifants River basin ⓘ
region Lowveld ⓘ
linked to: Lowveld region
sourceRegion Drakensberg escarpment ⓘ
supports aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ
touristAttractionType natural attraction ⓘ
usedFor canoeing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
white-water rafting ⓘ

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