Great Kei River
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Great Kei River Groot-Keirivier |
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 The Great Kei River flows into the Indian Ocean |
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| location | Eastern Cape Province , South Africa | |
| River system | Great Kei River | |
| muzzle | at the seed moon in the Indian Ocean coordinates: 32 ° 40 ′ 44 ″ S , 28 ° 23 ′ 9 ″ E 32 ° 40 ′ 44 ″ S , 28 ° 23 ′ 9 ″ E
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| length | 320 km | |
| Catchment area | 20,485 km² | |
The Great Kei River (or Groot-Keirivier ( Afrikaans )) is a river in the South African province of Eastern Cape . It is about 320 km long and flows into the Indian Ocean at Keimond about 60 km east of East London . Its catchment area is 20,485 km².
The river is the namesake for the former homelands Transkei ("Beyond the Kei") and Ciskei ("This side of the Kei"). The Khoi word Kei means "sand".