South Africa · Wine of Origin geographical unit
Northern Cape
Wine region
Northern Cape is a Wine of Origin geographical unit in South Africa.
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Key facts Type Wine of Origin geographical unit Area 37,288,957 ha registered outline Centre 28.8554° S, 22.0209° E Legal basis Wine of Origin Scheme (Liquor Products Act 60 of 1989); areas published in the Government Gazette and administered by SAWIS. Outline: Built from the administrative units that the legal definition names.
Where it is Nearest town 87 km south-east of Upington Nearest city 117 km west of Postmasburg 30,089 people To the sea 484 km Rivers nearby Orange (1.2 km) Same latitude Vale dos Vinhedos (Brazil), Valles del Famatina (Argentina), Valle del Huasco (Chile), Granite Belt (Australia)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–1,997 m Mean elevation 1,022 m Measured over the whole outline on 83,437 elevation cells of about 2,141 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
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Sources geoBoundaries ZAF ADM1 (2020) (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO))
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