Geography

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Nieu-Bethesda is at the foot of the Sneeuberge along the banks of the Sundays River. The village falls into the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape and is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) [...]

Nieu Bethesda is part of the semi-arid Great Karoo climactic region. It has long hot summers and moderate winters. In South Africa, the summer and winter months are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere. [...]

The rocks of Nieu-Bethesda are part of the Karoo Supergroup. These were formed in the Permian Period, between 285 million and 180 million years ago when the continents were merged in a supercontinent called Pangea. [...]