The Knysna River (in Afrikaans: Knysnarivier) is a river flowing in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It has its source in the Outeniqua Mountains, in the district of Eden, then it goes towards the Indian Ocean, in which it opens with a large estuary, where is located the town of Knysna, which takes its name from the river. Its course, 40 km long, is navigable only in its final part.
The mouth of the river is called The Heads.
The name Knysna has appeared in various spellings since around the 1770s.[1] It was referred as 'Nysna' in one of the first letters of James Callander, a Scottish seamaster, sent by the colonial government of the Cape in 1798 to survey and report on the forests, bays and rivers of the region. He builds for himself a house at The Heads. He draws the first map of the Knysna River "Chart of the Knysna, An Arm of the Sea, Seven Leagues to the Westward of Plettenberg's Bay" and expresses his opinion that the Knysna is far superior to Plettenberg Bay as an outlet for the shipment of timber.[2]
^"Geomorphology: How the Knysna Heads were formed - Knysna Museums". www.knysnamuseums.co.za. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
^N2RS (Pty) Ltd. "History of Knysna". www.n2rs.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Knysna (/ˈnaɪznə/) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations...
The KnysnaRiver (in Afrikaans: Knysnarivier) is a river flowing in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It has its source in the Outeniqua Mountains...
term for "river" (often tautologically the English term "river" is added to the name). The Zulu word amanzi (water) also forms part of some river names....
Reserve is a privately owned nature reserve on the Western Headland of the KnysnaRiver Estuary on South Africa’s Garden Route. It was founded by South African...
three brackish water habitats: the estuary of the Keurbooms River in Plettenberg Bay, the Knysna Lagoon, and the estuarine portion of the Swartvlei system...
of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water...
The seven passes, in order from George to Knysna, are: Kaaimans River Pass Silwer River Pass Touw River Pass Hoogekraal Pass Karatara Pass Homtini Pass...
the Fish River Sun Resort. There are over 135 species of marine and terrestrial birds found along the river including the colourful Knysna lourie, giant...
the larger towns of George, Sedgefield and Knysna, in the Western Cape. It stretches from the Touw River mouth to the Swartvlei estuary and beyond, where...
Garden Route town of Knysna, meaning "ferns," and the Cango Caves, Cango meaning "wet mountain." Cave paintings found near the river depict local wildlife...
Stilbaai, Albertinia, Gouritsmond, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Great Brak River, Little Brak River, Wilderness, Sedgefield and Nature's...
Gouritsmond Great Brak River Groot-Jongensfontein Haarlem Hartenbos Heidelberg Herbertsdale Herolds Bay Keurboomsrivier Keurboomstrand Knysna Kranshoek Kurland...
South Africa Tsitsikamma River – River in the Eastern Cape, South Africa Knysna-Tsitsikamma Forest vegetation – Ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical...
Mozambique border in the east to the Gariep (Orange) River at the Namibian border in the west. Some 300 river outlets intersect this coastline and these range...
indigenous forest are to be found in the gully of the Keurbooms River, home to Knysna Loerie and Fish Eagles. Robberg Peninsula is essentially a Fynbos...
district: six by George, four by Mossel Bay, three each by Oudtshoorn and Knysna, two each by Hessequa and Bitou, and one by Kannaland. After the election...
with its eastern edge at the Bloukrans River forming the border with the Eastern Cape. It abuts on the Knysna Municipality to the west, the George Municipality...
A further site for this false limpet was discovered in 2004 in the KnysnaRiver estuary (S34 03:E23 03) South Africa by Dr B. R. Allanson (the original...
coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in Knysna, situated in the Western Cape, as recognized by the South African Heritage...
Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley and Knysna. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic...
Islay, Inner Hebrides. Musquash Cape Colony The ketch was wrecked in the KnysnaRiver before 19 May. Orbit United Kingdom The ship was lost off Scatarie Island...
area of George, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay, Algoa Bay and also all other forests in the colony. At the mouth of the Knysna, the Briton George...
Cape. Woods like these are rare to find in the Cape this far west of the Knysna forests. Wildlife such as the formerly endangered bontebok and Cape mountain...
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