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Fishing tankwas on an island of Lake Tana near Gorgora

A tankwa is a type of Ethiopian reed boat made from papyrus, used primarily in the area of Lake Tana.

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Tankwa Karoo National Park

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Tankwa Karoo National Park is a national park in South Africa. The park lies about 70 km due west of Sutherland near the border of the Northern Cape and...

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Tankwa

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A tankwa is a type of Ethiopian reed boat made from papyrus, used primarily in the area of Lake Tana. Aak to Zumbra, A dictionary of the World`s Watercraft...

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AfrikaBurn

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regional event, held at Quaggafontein (lit. "fountain of Quagga") in the Tankwa Karoo, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is centered on the...

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Matthew Beers

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Stage 2 1st Overall Tankwa Trek (with Tristan Nortjie) 1st Stage 2 1st Attakwas Extreme 2nd Little Sugar MTB 2024 1st Overall Tankwa Trek (with Alex Miller)...

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Karoo

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Great Escarpment and the Cederberg-Skurweberg mountain ranges, called the Tankwa Karoo, which receives only 75 mm of rain annually. The eastern and north-eastern...

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Armadillo girdled lizard

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from the southern Richtersveld to the Piketberg Mountains and the southern Tankwa Karoo. It inhabits rock outcrops mountain slops, preferably on sandstone...

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List of national parks in Africa

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Namaqua National Park Royal Natal National Park Table Mountain National Park Tankwa Karoo National Park Tsitsikamma National Park West Coast National Park Wilderness...

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Roggeveld Mountains

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the eponymous Roggeveld plateau, and separates it from the lower lying Tankwa Karoo to the west. Its highest peak is Sneeukrans (1,739 m), situated northwest...

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Wildlife of South Africa

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Namaqua National Park Richtersveld National Park Table Mountain National Park Tankwa Karoo National Park West Coast National Park Some animals occurring in South...

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South African National Parks

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966667°S 18.425°E / -33.966667; 18.425 19 May 1998 243 km2 (94 sq mi) Tankwa Karoo National Park Northern Cape 32°15′S 19°45′E / 32.25°S 19.75°E /...

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Afrotropical realm

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Asteraceae flowering plants. Within the boundaries of the larger Karoo, the Tankwa Karoo is a more arid sub-region known for harsher conditions and starker...

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Reed boat

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stacked on a beach in Peru Fishermen cast their lines from papyrus boats (tankwas) on Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia Abora (expeditions) The Viracocha expedition...

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Mariske Strauss

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African cross-country mountain biker. Strauss wins the 4 day stage trace, Tankwa Trek with partner Candice Lill. Racing as Silverback Fairtree, Strauss teamed...

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Nucras tessellata

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Khomas Highland. Its range includes several protected areas, including Tankwa Karoo National Park and ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. Nucras...

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Piaranthus

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Piaranthus parvulus, from the Tankwa Karoo...

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2024 UCI Mountain Bike season

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D'aro E-2 Results Mediterranean Epic - XCMS Results Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek Results Israel Spring Round - Mishmar Haemek Results HERO Abu Dhabi...

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Nile boat

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Vinson, 1987, p.39-81. Retrieved March 16, 2008. Papyrus reed boat or "tankwa", Lake Tana by Majestic Moose. Flickr, April 2008, retrieved March 26, 2010...

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List of dams in South Africa

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78417; 27.26444 (Olifantsnek Dam) Oudebaaskraal Dam Ceres Western Cape Tankwa River 1969 34,000 8.000 21 32°23′26″S 19°53′35″E / 32.39056°S 19.89306°E...

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Breedekloof

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22 cellars. It runs from Gouda to Montagu (east to west) and McGregor to Tankwa-Karoo National Park (north to south). It forms part of Route 62, which claims...

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Oudebaaskraal Dam

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Oudebaaskraal Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Tankwa River near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1969 and serves mainly...

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List of protected areas of South Africa

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nature conservation area on the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa Tankwa Karoo National Park – Conservation area west of Sutherland in the Western...

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2023 UCI Mountain Bike season

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List of hyperboloid structures

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Hyperboloid public art sculpture 52 m (171 ft) Rita McBride San Clan 2012 Tankwa Karoo National Park  South Africa Hyperboloid public art sculpture tower...

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Pedioplanis laticeps

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(2011). "Habitat Preferences of Three Sympatric Lacertid Lizards in the Arid Tankwa Karoo Basin of South Africa". African Zoology 46 (1): 88–94. Smith A (1845)...

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Trichoura

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pardeos Londt and Dikow, 2016 Trichoura proctomeces Londt, 1994 Trichoura tankwa Londt, 1994 Trichoura torynopoda Londt, 1994 Trichoura tyligma Londt, 1994...

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Gelila Zakarias

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soldiers in tankwa, the indigenous boats made of papyrus who failed to stop the attackers rafts. Since all of the defenders were in tankwas, once the Imam...

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Doring River

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River after the confluence with the Koebee River. Tributaries include the Tankwa River, Riet River, Wolf River and Brandewyn River. The Clanwilliam Yellowfish...

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