Academy of Science of South Africa
The Academy of Science of South Africa is the national science academy in South Africa. It was started in 1996, and encompasses all fields of scientific work.- Type: Research
- Description: national science academy
- Also known as: “ASSAf”, “assaf.org.za”, and “South African Academy of Science”
- Address: 25A De Havilland Crescent, Pretoria
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include CSIR International Convention Centre and Pretoria National Botanical Garden.
CSIR International Convention Centre
Convention center
The CSIR International Convention Centre is a convention centre in Pretoria, South Africa. The centre is situated in the east of South Africa's capital city within the research, academic and ambassadorial hub of Tshwane and is on the grounds of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. CSIR International Convention Centre is situated 800 metres southeast of Academy of Science of South Africa.
Pretoria National Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pretoria National Botanical Garden is one of South Africa's nine National Botanical Gardens. The garden is wedged between Pretoria Road and Cussonia Avenue in Brummeria, in eastern Pretoria, Gauteng, and flanks a central rocky ridge that runs from east to west. Pretoria National Botanical Garden is situated 1¼ km north of Academy of Science of South Africa.
Atterbury Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atterbury Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 2 km south of Academy of Science of South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lynnwood and Lynnwood Manor.
Lynnwood
Suburb
Lynnwood is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre. When it was first established in the 1960s, it was the most eastern suburb of Pretoria, but the city has since considerably expanded eastwards and southwards.
Lynnwood Manor
Suburb
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynnwood Manor is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre.
Lynnwood Ridge
Suburb
Lynnwood Ridge is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre. Together with Brooklyn and Menlo Park, it was most likely named after American counterparts. Lynnwood Ridge is situated 2½ km southeast of Academy of Science of South Africa.
Academy of Science of South Africa
- Categories: academy of sciences, open-access publisher, office, and education
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.74704° or 25° 44′ 49″ southLongitude
28.27232° or 28° 16′ 20″ eastOpen location code
5G6C773C+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 11074639304OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q4671528
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Russian—“Academy of Science of South Africa” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Akademie vir Wetenskap van Suid-Afrika”
- Chinese: “南非國家科學院”
- Chinese: “南非科学院”
- Chinese: “南非科學院”
- Finnish: “ASSAf”
- Finnish: “Etelä-Afrikan tiedeakatemia”
- Finnish: “The Academy of Science of South Africa”
- French: “Académie des sciences d’Afrique du Sud”
- Hebrew: “האקדמיה למדע של דרום אפריקה”
- Irish: “Acadamh Eolaíochta na hAfraice Theas”
- Russian: “Академия наук Южной Африки”
Notable Places Nearby
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