Vanwyksvlei

Also known as Van Wyk's Vlei

Vanwyksvlei or '''Van Wyk's Vlei' (Afrikaans for Van Wyk's Marsh'') is a small town in the Northern Cape, South Africa. __NOTOC__

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Settlement.name: Vanwyksvlei
Settlement.image_skyline: Vanwyksvlei town.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A road in Vanwyksvlei
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pixley ka Seme
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kareeberg

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Vanwyksvlei Dam
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Vanwyksvlei or '''Van Wyk's Vlei' (Afrikaans for Van Wyk's Marsh) is a small town in the Northern Cape, South Africa. __NOTOC__

== Name == The town is named after a farmer called Van Wyk, and the Afrikaans suffix vlei'', meaning 'pond', 'marsh'. However, it is one of the driest places in South Africa, and the surrounding region is named the Dorsland (Afrikaans for Thirstland).