Langkloof

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Langkloof is a 160km long valley in South Africa, lying between Herold, a small village north of George, and Humansdorp. The kloof was given its name by Isaq Schrijver in 1689, and more thoroughly explored by a later expedition under ensign August Frederik Beutler in 1752. The valley has been farmed since 1760 and is an important apple-growing region. On its north side the Langkloof is bounded by the Kammanassie and Kouga Mountains, and on its south by the Langkloof-, Tsitsikamma- and Kareedouwberge. A low range of hills running parallel to the Langkloof and lying inside it, divides the kloof into northern and southern sections. The southern section is called the Klein Langkloof and is the main apple-growing part. The valley is crossed by numerous streams that arise in the Tsitsikamma Mountains and join the Kammanassie and Kouga Rivers. A narrow-gauge railway line for goods runs the length of the valley from Port Elizabeth to Avontuur.