Makapansgat

Makapansgat is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of in province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site, with the local limeworks containing Australopithecus-bearing deposits dating to between 3.0 and 2.6 million years BP.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: archaeological and paleontological site in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Makapan Valley” and “Makapans Valley National Heritage Site”

Makapansgat

Latitude
-24.151° or 24° 9′ 4″ south
Longitude
29.1865° or 29° 11′ 11″ east
Open location code
5G7FR5XP+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 558434795
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q2071706
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Makapansgat” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Makapansgat”
  • Asturian: “Makapansgat”
  • Chinese: “马卡潘斯加特”
  • Chinese: “马卡潘斯盖”
  • Czech: “Makapansgat”
  • Dutch: “Makapansgat”
  • Dutch: “Makapanvallei”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماكابانسجات”
  • French: “Makapansgat”
  • French: “Vallée de Makapan”
  • German: “Makapansgat”
  • Hebrew: “מקאפנסגאט”
  • Hebrew: “מקאפנסחאט”
  • Italian: “Makapansgat”
  • Japanese: “マカパンスガット”
  • Malayalam: “മകപൻ താഴ്വര”
  • Portuguese: “Makapansgat”
  • Slovenian: “Makapanova dolina”
  • Slovenian: “Makapansgat”
  • Spanish: “Makapansgat”
  • Swedish: “Makapansgat”
  • Tswana: “Makapansgat”
  • Turkish: “Makapansgat”
  • Ukrainian: “Макапансгат”

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