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Kromdraai Conservancy

Coordinates: 25°55′45″S 27°47′20″E / 25.92917°S 27.78889°E / -25.92917; 27.78889
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Kromdraai Conservancy
Map showing the location of Kromdraai Conservancy
Map showing the location of Kromdraai Conservancy
Location in Gauteng
LocationGauteng, South Africa
Nearest cityKrugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates25°55′45″S 27°47′20″E / 25.92917°S 27.78889°E / -25.92917; 27.78889
Arealess than 200 m
EstablishedIncorporated in part into the Cradle of Humankind, 1998
Governing bodyCradle of Humankind, Private Landowners and Conservancy

Kromdraai Conservancy is a protected conservation park located to the south-west of Gauteng province in north-east South Africa. It is in the Muldersdrift area not far from Krugersdorp.

Etymology

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Its name is derived from Afrikaans meaning "Crooked Turn" after a kink in the meandering Crocodile River.

History

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It was established to protect the caves, old gold mines, fossil sites, trout farm and a game reserve in the area. The caves in the area, known as the Sterkfontein caves have an extensive number of fossils and dolomite caverns. A well known fossil site is also named Kromdraai and it, along with such sites as Sterkfontein,[1] Coopers, Swartkrans and Plovers Lake form part of the conservancy. Part of the Kromdraai conservancy also falls within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1998.

Places of interest

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Sterkfontein caves

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "9/2/233/0022-001 - Kromdraai Palaeontological Reserve, Kromdraai 71, Krugersdorp District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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