Alberton
Alberton is in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Alberton is situated nearby to the aerodrome Rand Airport, as well as near the town Germiston.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rand Airport and Hoërskool Alberton.
Rand Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948.
Hoërskool Alberton
School
Hoërskool Alberton is an Afrikaans high school in Florentia, Alberton, South Africa. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1948, the books, furniture, and other supplies in use in the middle section of the Kruger School were transferred to the new junior high school in Alberton. Hoërskool Alberton is situated 2 km south of Alberton.
Rand Refinery
Factory
Rand Refinery Limited is the world's largest integrated single-site precious metals refining and smelting complex. It was established in 1920 to refine gold within South Africa, which had previously been refined in London. Rand Refinery is situated 4 km north of Alberton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alberton and Germiston.
Alberton
Town
Photo: Anton Ferreira, Public domain.
Alberton is a town situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa, just south-east of the major urban centre of Johannesburg.
Germiston
Town
Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. Germiston is situated 5 km northeast of Alberton.
Elsburg
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elsburg is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a town some 6 km south-east of Germiston. Elsburg is situated 6 km east of Alberton.
Alberton
- Type: Industry
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.25179° or 26° 15′ 7″ southLongitude
28.13895° or 28° 8′ 20″ eastOpen location code
5G5CP4XQ+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 482044206OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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