Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
Also known as Cradle of Humankind
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Africa
South Africa
Inscribed
1999
Area
25,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa is about 40 km south of Brits. The nearest other World Heritage site is Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Brits · about 122,000 peopleabout 40 km north
- Johannesburg · about 3,435,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Rustenburg · about 166,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Pretoria · about 1,338,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
- Benoni · about 2,986,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Vereeniging · about 1,074,000 peopleabout 80 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South AfricaCultural60 km away
South AfricaNatural98 km away
Lesotho, South AfricaMixed425 km away
South AfricaCultural453 km away
South AfricaCultural519 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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