The Orange RiverSouth Africa

Natan Levine

It passes through three

countries: South Africa, Namibia

and Lesotho

It’s the longest river in South Africa

It’s length is 1367 miles

Why is it called the Orange River?

Colonel Robert Gordon, commander of the Dutch East India Company gave the river its name in 1779

It was named after the Dutch King, William V of Orange

• Source is the Drakensburg Mountain Range

• Highest mountain range in South Africa

• Highest point 3482 metres above sea-level