Orange River

major river of southern Africa
Place river Q181475
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Orange River

Summary

Orange River is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Orange River is in the country of Lesotho[3].
  • Orange River is in the country of Namibia[4].
  • Orange River is in the country of South Africa[5].
  • Orange River is on the continent of Africa[6].
  • Orange River's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Orange River's basin country is recorded as Lesotho[8].
  • Orange River's Commons category is recorded as Orange River[9].
  • Orange River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Atlantic Ocean[10].
  • Orange River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Vanderkloof Dam Reservoir[11].
  • Orange River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.896611111111, 'lon': 29.017944444444}[12].
  • Orange River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.630833333333, 'lon': 16.45}[13].
  • Orange River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Drakensberg[14].
  • Orange River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orange River[15].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Malibamat'so River[16].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Senqunyane River[17].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Makhaleng River[18].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Caledon River[19].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Vaal River[20].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Fish River[21].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Molopo River[22].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Gamkabrivier[23].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Kraai River[24].
  • Orange River's tributary is recorded as Telle[25].
  • Orange River's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Orange River Basin[26].
  • Orange River's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Lesotho[3], a sovereign state[28], in Lesotho[29], founded in 1966[30]; Namibia[4], a republic[31], in Namibia[32], founded in 1990[33]; and South Africa[5], a sovereign state[34], in South Africa[35], founded in 1910[36]. Orange River is on the continent of Africa[6].

Physical Characteristics

Orange River sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1400'}[37]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2200'}[38].

Designation and Status

Orange River's instance of is recorded as river[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site[39].

Why It Matters

Orange River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation Ramsar site
    Instance of
    Category for the water basin Category:Orange River Basin
    Described by source Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
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