Makapansgat
Makapansgat is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site, with the local limeworks containing Australopithecus-bearing deposits dating to between 3.0 and 2.6 million years BP.
- Type: Locality
- Description: archaeological and paleontological site in South Africa
- Also known as: “Makapan Valley”, “Makapanova dolina”, and “马卡潘斯加特”
Makapansgat
- Categories: archaeological site and paleontological site
- Location: Mogalakwena, Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-24.14732° or 24° 8′ 50″ south
Longitude
29.16469° or 29° 9′ 53″ east
Elevation
1,391 metres (4,564 feet)
Open location code
5G7FV537+3V
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Makapansgat” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Makapansgat”
- Asturian: “Makapansgat”
- Chinese: “马卡潘斯盖”
- Czech: “Makapansgat”
- Dutch: “Makapansgat”
- Dutch: “Makapanvallei”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ماكابانسجات”
- French: “Makapansgat”
- German: “Makapansgat”
- Hebrew: “מקאפנסגאט”
- Hebrew: “מקאפנסחאט”
- Italian: “Makapansgat”
- Japanese: “マカパンスガット”
- Malayalam: “മകപൻ താഴ്വര”
- Portuguese: “Makapansgat”
- Slovenian: “Makapansgat”
- Spanish: “Makapansgat”
- Swedish: “Makapansgat”
- Tswana: “Makapansgat”
- Turkish: “Makapansgat”
- Ukrainian: “Макапансгат”
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