Torob

The plain near sweets are named after the Toro-B = 'Roter Sandstein Bodes' (Kr.- 5 a 2.

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Identifier
2794_SKCPN
Title
Torob
Alternative Title
Toroo(Fläche)
Georeference Sources
S 2517
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
17.5
latitude
-25.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Torob**
Torob
Source
eng Kroenlein 1851 Sources 10 23 'Our so barren-shining goalie area spread ... a green carpet over.' Kroenlein 1856 sources 10 148 '... we went to the DORRO areaǃ Gai ǀǀ Naixas ... We often lost the way that can be seen on the Red Dorro.
afr Kroenlein 1851 Quellen 10 23 'Unsere so unfruchtbar scheinende TorooFläche breitete...einen griinen Teppich uber sich aus'. Kroenlein 1856 Quellen 10 148 '...ging es uber die DorroFläche nach ǃGaiǀǀnaixas...Wir verloren oft den Weg, der auf der roten Dorro gar miihsam zu sehen ist...'
Description
eng The plain near sweets are named after the Toro-B = 'Roter Sandstein Bodes' (Kr.- 5 a 2.
afr Die vlakte naby lekkersing is genoem na die toro-b = 'roter Sandstein- boden' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 361), vandaar terme soos torogrond, die d- en t- wissel mekaar af, vgl. 5 A 2.
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