Boskop
Boskop is a small village 16 km north of Potchefstroom. In 1913, the Boskop Man was found here, the first local anatomically modern human skull to be discovered.- Railway station
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,420 metres (4,650 feet)
- Description: village in North West, South Africa
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Latitude
-26.56438° or 26° 33′ 52″ south
Longitude
27.12881° or 27° 7′ 44″ east
Open location code
5G59C4PH+6G
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railway = station
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