英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—10

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But in 1893, it wasn't the river or the geology that was to be protected, rather the local antelope¹ herds². Policing methods proved adequate though, hunting remain widespread and the antelope population remains³ a fraction of what it once was.Today, the entire park is named after its central feature, the massive and thundering waterfall, which the indigenous⁴ people had named Angrabies.

-Angrabies might mean a place of great noise, but this spot is deliciously quiet.

Some 12 kilometers from the Falls, birdsong and a gentle breeze are all that accompanied me along this day's river walk. After wandering through swine grasses, bleached⁵ white by the sun, the river slowly winds its way around the bank, known as Echo Corner.

-Right, let's test out the name of Echo Corner. HELLO! Not bad!

Ehco Corner is where the Angrabies Gorge⁶ starts in earnest. Upstream towards the Falls, valley tightens⁷ on the cliffs rise up, so this might be the last chance to see the Orange River in such a peace state. 

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