List of caves in South Africa
This is a list of caves of in South Africa. A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term may refer to sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos.
List of caves in South Africa
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Name of Caves | Other Names | Province | Nearest Town | Coördinates | Remarks |
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Blombos Cave | Western Cape | Heidelberg | 34°24′50.77″S 21°13′03.68″E / 34.4141028°S 21.2176889°E / -34.4141028; 21.2176889 | ||
Boesmansgat | Bushman's Hole | Northern Cape | Daniëlskuil | 27°55′18″S 23°38′30″E / 27.92167°S 23.64167°E / -27.92167; 23.64167 | |
Boomplaas Cave | Western Cape | Oudtshoorn | 33°22′14″S 22°9′31″E / 33.37056°S 22.15861°E / -33.37056; 22.15861 | ||
Border Cave | KwaZulu-Natal | Ingwavuma | 27°01′33″S 31°59′20″E / 27.02583°S 31.98889°E / -27.02583; 31.98889 | ||
Cango Caves | Western Cape | Oudtshoorn | 33°23′33″S 22°12′53″E / 33.39250°S 22.21472°E / -33.39250; 22.21472 (Cango Caves) | ||
Cooper's Cave | Gauteng | Sterkfontein Kromdraai | 26°00′46″S 27°44′45″E / 26.01278°S 27.74583°E / -26.01278; 27.74583 (Coopers Cave) | ||
Die Kelders | Western Cape | Gansbaai | |||
Diepkloof Rock Shelter | Western Cape | 32°23′12″S 18°27′10″E / 32.38667°S 18.45278°E / -32.38667; 18.45278 | |||
Echo Caves | Limpopo | Ohrigstad | 24°33′43″S 30°36′12″E / 24.5619757°S 30.6033611°E / -24.5619757; 30.6033611 (Echo Caves) | ||
Elands Bay Cave | Western Cape | 32°19′03.5″S 18°19′04.6″E / 32.317639°S 18.317944°E / -32.317639; 18.317944 | |||
Gladysvale Cave | Gauteng | Sterkfontein Swartkrans | |||
Gondolin Cave | North West | ||||
Howieson's Poort Shelter | Eastern Cape | Grahamstown | |||
Klasies River Caves | Eastern Cape | Humansdorp | |||
Kromdraai Fossil Site | Gauteng | Sterkfontein | |||
Makapansgat | Makapan's Cave | Limpopo | Mokopane | ||
Melkhoutboom Cave | Eastern Cape | ||||
Motsetsi Cave | Motsetse | Gauteng | Sterkfontein Kromdraai | ||
Nelson Bay Cave | Western Cape | Plettenberg Bay | 34°06′10″S 23°22′30″E / 34.10278°S 23.37500°E / -34.10278; 23.37500 | ||
Onmeetbarediepgat | Western Cape | Bredasdorp | |||
Pinnacle Point | Western Cape | Mossel Bay | 34°12′28″S 22°05′22″E / 34.20778°S 22.08944°E / -34.20778; 22.08944 | ||
Plovers Lake | Gauteng | Sterkfontein Kromdraai | |||
Sterkfontein | Gauteng | Sterkfontein | |||
Sibudu Cave | KwaZulu-Natal | Tongaat | 29°31′21″S 31°05′09″E / 29.522627°S 31.085895°E / -29.522627; 31.085895 | ||
Stadsaal Caves | Western Cape | ||||
Sudwala Caves | Mpumalanga | Nelspruit | |||
Rose Cottage Cave | Free State | Ladybrand | 29°12′25.6896″S 27°27′16.7832″E / 29.207136000°S 27.454662000°E / -29.207136000; 27.454662000 (Rose Cottage Cave) | [1] | |
Wonder Cave Kromdraai | Gauteng | Sterkfontein Kromdraai | |||
Wonderwerk Cave | Northern Cape | Kuruman |
See also
References
- ^ "RCC | SAHRA". www.sahra.org.za. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017.