Chrissiesmeer

This article is about the South African town. For eponymous lake, see Lake Chrissie.

Template:Infobox South African town Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie) is a small town situated in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, in a wetland area of Mpumalanga province in South Africa, on the northern banks of the eponymous Lake Chrissie.

The San inhabited this area along with the Tlou-tle people who lived on rafts in the larger lakes. In total there are more than 270 lakes in the immediate area (located not far from Carolina). Every year nearly 20,000 flamingo come into the area to breed.

References

• Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Lake Chrissie