File:Brakrivier near Prieska, Ongers River.jpg
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View of the lower reaches of the Ongers River in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The image includes Omdraaisvlei on the far left, and the Ongers' confluence with the Brak River, top right.
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Afrikaans: Noordwaartse uitsig oor die Bo-Karoo, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Afrika, tydens 'n vlug tussen Dubai en Kaapstad. Die Ongersrivier loop diagonaal oor die beeld en langs die rand van 'n donker ovaalvormige dolerietpiering. Dit het uiteindelik 'n samevloeiing met die Brakrivier (regs, bo) naby die rand van 'n ander dolerietpiering wat Biega se Berg omvat. Die rivierbeddings van die Ongers- en Brakriviere is dig begroei met doringbome wat baat vind by sporadiese vloede en ondergrondse water, wat hier die illusie van staande water gee. Dit is moontlik dat die dolerietpierings meer aaneenlopend en effens gevou was, sodat die eens hoërgeleë dele geërodeer is om slegs die ovaalvormige dolerietbekkens agter te laat.
English: Looking north over the Upper Karoo in the Northern Cape, South Africa, during a flight between Dubai and Cape Town. The Ongers River enters the view at the bottom left side of the picture, then skirts the edge of a dark, oval-shaped dolerite saucer. It eventually has a confluence with the Brak River near the top right hand corner, near the edge of another dolerite saucer known as Biega se Berg. The river beds of the Ongers and Brak rivers are densely vegetated with Acacia trees which benefit from occasional floods and subterranean water, giving the illusion of standing water. It is possible that the dolerite sills were once more continuous and gently folded, so that areas folded into higher areas were eroded, leaving only the dolerite troughs with their resultant oval shapes. |
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