Wesselton
Wesselton is a quarry in Free State, South Africa and has an elevation of 1,090 metres. Wesselton is situated nearby to the suburb Beaconsfield.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Free State, South Africa
- Also known as: “Wesselton Mine”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaconsfield and Kimberley.
Beaconsfield
Suburb
Beaconsfield is a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912. Beaconsfield is situated 4½ km northwest of Wesselton.
Kimberley
Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Amongst other things, it is famous for its Big Hole, the world's largest hand-dug excavation that was created when thousands of people searched for diamonds at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
Wesselton
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-28.76761° or 28° 46′ 3″ south
Longitude
24.82849° or 24° 49′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,090 metres (3,576 feet)
Operator
Petra Diamonds
Open location code
5G366RJH+X9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Wesselton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wesselton”
- Turkish: “Wesselton”
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