Kimberley
Kimberley is a residential area in Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape and has an elevation of 1,209 metres. Kimberley is situated nearby to Big Hole, as well as near the suburb Beaconsfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big Hole and Sol Plaatje Museum.
Big Hole
The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa. It has been considered the deepest hole excavated by hand, contending the title with Jagersfontein Mine.
Sol Plaatje Museum
Museum
Photo: TwinMosia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sol Plaatje Museum and Library is in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, in a house where Solomon T. Plaatje lived during his last years at 32 Angel Street, Malay Camp.
Griqua Park
Stadium
Griqua Park is an 11,000-capacity multi-purpose stadium in Kimberley, South Africa. It is mainly used for rugby union matches and it is the home stadium of provincial Currie Cup side Griquas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kimberley and Beaconsfield.
Kimberley
Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Amongst other things, it is famous for its Big Hole, the world's largest hand-dug excavation that was created when thousands of people searched for diamonds at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
Beaconsfield
Suburb
Beaconsfield is a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912. Beaconsfield is situated 5 km east of Kimberley.
Kimberley
Latitude
-28.7362° or 28° 44′ 10″ southLongitude
24.7416° or 24° 44′ 30″ eastElevation
1,209 metres (3,967 feet)Open location code
5G367P7R+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 31274983OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
11237637
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In Other Languages
“Kimberley” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Кімберлі”
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