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.Boskop
- Type: Railway station
- Description: village in North West, South Africa
- Categories: town and transportation
- Location: Tlokwe Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.56438° or 26° 33′ 52″ southLongitude
27.12881° or 27° 7′ 44″ eastElevation
1,416 metres (4,646 feet)Open location code
5G59C4PH+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 247646740OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Boskop” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Boskop”
- Asturian: “Boskop”
- Catalan: “Boskop”
- Dutch: “Boskop”
- Pedi: “Boskop”
- Spanish: “Boskop”
- Turkish: “Boskop”
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