Great Kei River

The Great Kei River is a river in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Northeast of Cathcart, it is formed by the confluence of the Black and White Kei Rivers. It flows about 320 kilometers (199 miles) before ending in the Indian Ocean's Great Kei Estuary, with the little hamlet of Kei Mouth on the west bank. The Great Kei River, originally known as the Nciba River, formed the southwestern border of the Transkei region in the past.

The Great Kei River is a flowing river in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, north-east of Cathcart and southeast of Queenstown, formed by the confluence of the Black and White Kei Rivers. The Great Kei river flows southeast for about 225 kilometers (140 miles) from the confluence of the Black and White Kei rivers, meandering its way to the Indian Ocean. It ends at Kei Mouth, a beach vacation town, at the Great Kei estuary. In the north, the Tsomo is its longest tributary. The name dates back to 1752 and is derived from a Khoisan term for the river that means 'sand.'

The Great Kei used to be the southern border of the Transkei region, which may now be reached by the 'Pont,' one of South Africa's only two car-transporting river ferries.

The pont is currently operating, and automobiles are often transported into the Wild Coast from the southwestern side to the northeastern bank.

Length: 320 km (199 mi)