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Richtersveld

Also known as Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Richtersveld

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Richtersveld is about 390 km west of Upington.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Upington · about 71,000 peopleabout 390 km east
  • Saldanha · about 68,000 peopleabout 500 km south
  • Rehoboth · about 25,000 peopleabout 590 km north
  • Paarl · about 188,000 peopleabout 590 km south
  • Worcester · about 128,000 peopleabout 600 km south
  • Cape Town · about 3,215,000 peopleabout 600 km south
RichtersveldUpington100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Richtersveld and the 3 nearest World Heritage sitesNamib Sand Sea1ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape2Robben Island3Richtersveld
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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