Vredefort Dome
Also known as cratère de Vredefort, Dome de Vredefort, Vredefort crater, Vredefort impact structure
NaturalSouth Africa
South Africa
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Africa
South Africa
Inscribed
2005
Area
30,000 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
South AfricaCultural98 km away
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
South AfricaCultural144 km away
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Lesotho, South AfricaMixed353 km away
The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa
South AfricaCultural469 km away
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
South AfricaNatural520 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ330095, open data (CC0)
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