Eye of Kuruman
The Eye of Kuruman (English for, Eye of Kuruman ' afrikaans, The Oog ) is a source pot in the city Kuruman (municipality in the district of Ga - Segonyana John Taolo Gaetsewe ) in the province of Northern Cape in South Africa. She is the strongest known natural source in the southern hemisphere.
The source forms a small lake in the center of town just off the N14 national road and is located in a fenced park. It provides a continuous bed of daily around 20,000 m³ crystal clear water of potable quality. The water provides the city Kuruman and is taken directly in the source container.
History
The source was known since time unknown to residents in the area people and was used as part of the exploration of the interior of Africa from passing through. The "official" discovery of the source took place in 1801 during the summer Truter Vill expedition by Samuel Daniel. The source made it possible in 1826 Robert Moffat the plant a mission station - the city Kuruman developed from which ( the oasis of the Kalahari ) in the semi-desert of the Kalahari. On September 17, 1992, the " Eye of Kuruman " was declared a " National Monument".
Second Source
Just east of the inroad to Kuruman is located (south of the N14 ) a second - smaller - source.
Pisces
In the Eye of Kuruman live different species of fish - mainly goldfish, carp, barbel and African Cichlids - of which the brass mouth brooders ( Pseudocrenilabrus philander ) is an endemic in the Eye of Kuruman subspecies.
Swell
- B. J. B. Erasmus: On Route in South Africa - A Region by Region Guide to South Africa. In 1996. ISBN 1868420256
- Description: http://www.suedafrika.net/kalahari/g6kala04.htm
- Details Pseudocrenilabrus philander: http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=47
- Lake in Africa
- Lake in South Africa
- Source
- Geography ( Northern Cape )
- Ga - Segonyana