Martina
Martina is a railway siding in Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,292 metres. Martina is situated nearby to the village Hekpoort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve and Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve
Protected area
Photo: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is located in South Africa between the cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg to the east and Rustenburg to the west. The reserve lies at the interface of two great African biomes — the Central Grassland Plateaux and the sub-Saharan savannah — and the remnants of a third biome, the Afro‐montane forest. Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is situated 2½ km north of Martina.
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, and about 50 km west of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is situated 3 km southeast of Martina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hekpoort.
Hekpoort
Village
Hekpoort is a small town in Gauteng, South Africa on the R560 road near the Magaliesberg mountain range. The town is around 60 km southwest of Pretoria. Hekpoort is situated 4½ km west of Martina.
Martina
- Type: Railway siding
- Also known as: “Martiena”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.87299° or 25° 52′ 23″ southLongitude
27.66177° or 27° 39′ 42″ eastElevation
1,292 metres (4,239 feet)Open location code
5G694MG6+RPGeoNames ID
978613
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