Houtjes Point
Hoedjiespunt is a Middle Pleistocene aged hominid fossil-bearing site on the West coast of South Africa, near the town of Saldanha Bay. The site is an ancient brown hyena lair dug into the side of a sand dune, located on a peninsula overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.- Point
- …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
- Description: hominid fossil-bearing site in South Africa
- Also known as“Hoedjes Point”“Hoedjies Point”“Hoedjiespunt”“Hoetjespunt”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saldanha and Langebaan.
Langebaan
Langebaan is a town of 8,300 people on the west coast of South Africa.
Houtjes Point
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Latitude
-33.02799° or 33° 1′ 41″ south
Longitude
17.96477° or 17° 57′ 53″ east
Open location code
4FRVXXC7+RW
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Houtjes Point” goes by many names.
HoedjiespuntCebuano
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