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.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,390 metres (4,560 feet)
- …is also known as “Makapan Valley”
- Description: archaeological and paleontological site in South Africa
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- Location
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Latitude
-24.14732° or 24° 8′ 50″ south
Longitude
29.16469° or 29° 9′ 53″ east
Open location code
5G7FV537+3V
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Makapansgat” goes by many names.
MakapansgatAfrikaans
MakapansgatAsturian
马卡潘斯加特Chinese
马卡潘斯盖Chinese
MakapansgatCzech
MakapansgatDutch
MakapanvalleiDutch
ماكابانسجاتEgyptian Arabic
MakapansgatGalician
מקאפנסגאטHebrew
מקאפנסחאטHebrew
MakapansgatItalian
マカパンスガットJapanese
മകപൻ താഴ്വരMalayalam
Makapanova dolinaSlovenian
MakapansgatSlovenian
MakapansgatSwedish
MakapansgatTswana
MakapansgatTurkish
МакапансгатUkrainian
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