Ouberg Pass
Appearance
32°07′16.3″S 24°24′27.8″E / 32.121194°S 24.407722°E Ouberg Pass (alternatively Oude Berg Pass, in part to distinguish it from Ouberg Pass in the Western Cape) is situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, on the regional road R63, between Graaff-Reinet and Murraysburg.[1] The name comes from the Dutch oude berg ("old mountain").[1] The road over the pass was first constructed in 1829.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raper, Peter; Moller, Lucie A; du Plessis, Theodorus L (2014). "Oudebergpas". Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 9781868425501.
- ^ Ross, Graham (2004). Romance of Cape Mountain Passes. New Africa Books. p. 206. ISBN 9780864866639.