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| Tsomo River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Groot-Kei River |
• coordinates | 32°22′0″S27°49′0″E / 32.36667°S 27.81667°E Coordinates: 32°22′0″S27°49′0″E / 32.36667°S 27.81667°E |
• elevation | 955 m (3,133 ft) |
The Tsomo River is a river in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is a tributary of the Great Kei River.
It originates about 10 km to the north west of the town Elliot and flows southward to meet the right-hand bank of the Great Kei River. Towns lying on the banks of the Tsomo River include: Tsomo, Cala and Ncora The first chief to settle in Tsomo was Chief Jantjie ka Gcingca.
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