Lake Chrissie
| Lake Chrissie | |
|---|---|
| Chrissiesmeer (Afrikaans) | |
.jpg) Satellite photo of Lake Chrissie. (The large lake in the top left) | |
  Lake Chrissie Location within South Africa | |
| Location | Msukaligwa Local Municipality (Gert Sibande District Municipality), Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 26°20′S 30°13′E / 26.333°S 30.217°E |
| Type | Lake |
| Max. length | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Max. depth | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Lake Chrissie (Afrikaans: Chrissiesmeer) is a South African lake in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, Mpumalanga. It is a shallow and large body of water, with a maximum depth of about 6 metres (20 ft), 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide. The lake is named after Christiana Pretorius, daughter of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, the first president of the Boer Transvaal Republic.[1] The lake is also informally known as "Matotoland" (meaning "land of frogs") and its Swazi name is "Kachibibi" (meaning "big lake"). The Sotho name is Seokodibeng, meaning the place of many waters.[2]
A famous battle of the Second Boer War was fought by Lake Chrissie on 6 February 1901.[3]
See also
[edit]- Chrissiesmeer, a local settlement
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ Chrissiesmeer
- ↑ Wellington, J.H. (April 1943). "The Lake Chrissie Problem". South African Geographical Journal. 25 (1): 50–64. doi:10.1080/03736245.1943.10559227. ISSN 0373-6245.
- ↑ "San involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
References
[edit]- Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Lake Chrissie
- Chrissiesmeer at Routes Travel Info
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