Gladysvale Cave

Gladysvale Cave is a fossil-bearing breccia filled cave located about 13 kilometres northeast of the well-known South African hominid-bearing sites of and Swartkrans and about 45 kilometres north-northwest of , South Africa.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: protected area
  • Also known as: Gladysvale

Gladysvale Cave

Latitude
-25.9° or 25° 54′ south
Longitude
27.76667° or 27° 46′ east
Elevation
1,412 metres (4,633 feet)
Open location code
5G693QX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
1001830
Wiki­data ID
Q1529117
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Gladysvale Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كهف غلاديسفيل
  • Catalan: Cova de Gladysvale
  • Dutch: Gladysvale Cave
  • Egyptian Arabic: كهف جلاديسفيل
  • French: Gladysvale
  • French: Grotte de Gladysvale
  • German: Gladysvale-Höhle
  • German: Gladysvale
  • Italian: Gladysvale Cave
  • Italian: Gladysvale
  • Italian: Grotta Gladysvale
  • Japanese: グラディスヴェール
  • Spanish: Cueva Gladysvale

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