What is the longest river in South Africa, flowing westward across the country into the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Orange River (Gariep)
- Step 1: The Orange River rises in the Drakensberg mountains of Lesotho (where it is called the Senqu) and flows 2,200 kilometers across South Africa.
- Step 2: It forms the southern international border with Namibia before discharging into the Atlantic at Alexander Bay.
Answer
Orange River (Gariep)
Why not the others: 'Limpopo River' flows eastward into the Indian Ocean; 'Vaal River' is a major inland tributary joining the Orange; 'Tugela River' is in KwaZulu-Natal and features Tugela Falls.
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