Sterkfontein Caves
Sterkfontein Caves is an archaeological site in Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,481 metres. Sterkfontein Caves is situated nearby to the suburb Munsieville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kromdraai fossil site and Cooper’s Cave.
Kromdraai fossil site
Paleontological site
Photo: Profberger, CC BY 2.5.
Kromdraai is a fossil-bearing breccia-filled cave located about 2 kilometres east of the well-known South African hominid-bearing site of Sterkfontein and about 45 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. Kromdraai fossil site is situated 1½ km east of Sterkfontein Caves.
Cooper’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Profberger, CC BY 2.5.
Cooper's Cave is a series of fossil-bearing breccia filled cavities. The cave is located almost exactly between the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 40 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa and has been declared a South African National Heritage Site. Cooper’s Cave is situated 1¼ km east of Sterkfontein Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Munsieville and Krugersdorp.
Munsieville
Suburb
Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp. Munsieville is situated 7 km south of Sterkfontein Caves.
Krugersdorp
Krugersdop is a town in South Africa's Gauteng province to the west of Johannesburg. Krugersdorp has a modern business centre and shopping malls alongside many smaller shops, schools, and necessary amenities.
Sterkfontein Caves
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Sterkfontein” and “Sterkfonteingrotte”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.01566° or 26° 0′ 56″ southLongitude
27.73456° or 27° 44′ 4″ eastElevation
1,481 metres (4,859 feet)Open location code
5G59XPMM+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 25808697OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
952398
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Sterkfontein Caves” goes by many names.
- French: “Sterkfontein”
- German: “Sterkfontein”
- Portuguese: “Sterkfontein”
- Spanish: “Sterkfontein”
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