Everything about The Vaal Triangle totally explained
The
Vaal Triangle is a
triangular area of land formed by
Vereeniging,
Vanderbijlpark and
Sasolburg - together they comprise a substantial urban complex in
South Africa.
Meyerton, just north of Vereeniging, is also generally included in the complex. The area straddles the
Vaal River and is a major industrial region, which is home to
Iron and Steel Corporation (ISCOR) and
Sasol, the
steel and
oil-from-
coal processing facilities.
Due to the heavy industries in and around the Vaal Triangle it became infamous for its
air pollution and
respiratory disease. For this reason, local
Afrikaans speaking people often refer to the reagon as the
Vuil Driehoek (meaning
Dirty Triangle) as a pun on
Vaal Driehoek (the
Afrikaans translation for Vaal Triangle).
Nearby is the
Vaal Dam, from which the massive PWV megalopolis (
Pretoria,
Witwatersrand and
Vereeniging) draws its water. The PWV forms the urban heart of
Gauteng province. The Witwatersrand is the name given to the area that comprises the Greater Johannesburg metropole and the gold-bearing reef along which
gold was discovered in
1886.
The Vaal Dam is well-patronised by people from Johannesburg over the weekends and during holidays, as it provides extensive water recreation facilities some 70 km south of the city.
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