Nonesis Nek Pass

31°50′29.6″S 26°59′17.7″E / 31.841556°S 26.988250°E / -31.841556; 26.988250

Nonesis Nek Pass is a mountain pass in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It lies on the regional road R396 between Lady Frere and Queenstown. It takes its name from the Thembu leader Nonesi,[1] widow of Ngubengcuka, who served as queen regent of the tribe after her husband's death.[2]

References

  1. ^ Opland, Jeff (Spring 1987). "The Bones of Mfanta: A Xhosa Oral Poet's Response to Context in South Africa". Research in African Literatures. 18 (1): 43. JSTOR 4618153.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter; Moller, Lucie A; du Plessis, Theodorus L (2014). "Nonesi's Nek". Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 9781868425501.
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