Gorge Tract

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The Gorge Tract of the Orange River, near Rosh Pinah, Namibia.

Gorge Tract

river, South Africa

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Orange River
Physiography
…sea, is sometimes called the Gorge Tract. Where the rock surface is soft, the river valley is generally open. Where the river traverses harder igneous rock, however, it is confined between almost vertical cliffs more than 1,000 feet high in places. Some of the Orange’s most rugged passages are found…
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…sea, is sometimes called the Gorge Tract. Where the rock surface is soft, the river valley is generally open. Where the river traverses harder igneous rock, however, it is confined between almost vertical cliffs more than 1,000 feet high in places. Some of the Orange’s most rugged passages are found…
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