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Buffelskloof Destination Guide
Touring Buffelskloof in South Africa
Buffelskloof in the region of Western Cape is located in South Africa - some 656 mi or ( 1056 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Time in Buffelskloof is now 12:44 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vleirivier, Kruisrivier, Kerkrand, and Cape Town. Being here already, consider visiting Vleirivier . Check out our recommendations for Buffelskloof ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Cape Fold Belt
The Cape Fold Belt is the folded sedimentary sequence of rock layers in the southwestern corner of South Africa. It is related to the Ventana Mountains near Bahía Blanca in Argentina. The rocks are generally sandstones and shales, with shales forming the valleys and the erosion resistant sandstones forming the parallel ranges, the Cape Fold Mountains, reaching a maximum height at Seweweekspoortpiek at 2325 m.
Located at -33.40 22.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Gamkaskloof
The Gamkaskloof (also known as 'Die Hel') is a narrow isolated valley about 20 miles long with a maximum of 600 feet wide located in the Swartberg mountain range.
Located at -33.34 21.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Swartberg Pass
The spectacular Swartberg Pass runs through the Swartberg mountains (black mountain in Afrikaans) which are a mountain range that runs roughly east-west along the northern edge of the semi-arid area called the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The Swartberg is amongst the best exposed fold mountain chains in the world, and the pass slices through magnificently scenic geological formations.
Located at -33.35 22.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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