Vredefort Dome
Also known as cratère de Vredefort, Dome de Vredefort, Vredefort crater, Vredefort impact structure
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Africa
South Africa
Inscribed
2005
Area
30,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Vredefort Dome is about 35 km east of Potchefstroom. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Potchefstroom · about 124,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- Vereeniging · about 1,074,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Klerksdorp · about 179,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- Johannesburg · about 3,435,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
- Kroonstad · about 104,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Benoni · about 2,986,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South AfricaCultural98 km away
South AfricaCultural144 km away
Lesotho, South AfricaMixed353 km away
South AfricaCultural469 km away
South AfricaNatural520 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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