Pescodia

Pescodia is a locality in Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape and has an elevation of 1,222 metres. Pescodia is situated nearby to the suburb Moghul Park, as well as near West End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Hole and Kimberley railway station.

Big Hole

Photo: irene2005, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Kimberley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andre Kritzinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kimberley railway station is the central railway station of the city of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Because Kimberley is the junction of the main Cape Town–Johannesburg main line with another line from Bloemfontein, it is served by several routes of the Shosholoza Meyl inter-city service.

William Humphreys Art Gallery

Art gallery

The William Humphreys Art Gallery, in Kimberley, South Africa, was opened in 1952 and named after its principal benefactor, William Benbow Humphreys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kimberley and Beaconsfield.

Kimberley

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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 3 km southeast of Pescodia.

Pescodia

Type: Locality
Location: Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-28.7333° or 28° 43′ 60″ south

Longitude

24.7667° or 24° 46′ 0″ east

Elevation

1,222 metres (4,009 feet)

Open location code

5G367Q88+MM

GeoNames ID

11427416

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beaconsfield and Du Toitspan.

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