Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
E1003627
Beaufort West, Cape Province, in the former Union of South Africa, is a small Karoo town best known as the birthplace of pioneering heart-transplant surgeon Christiaan Barnard.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Christiaan Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfBirthOfChristiaanBarnard | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
sheep farming
ⓘ
transport services ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Christiaan Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century Union of South Africa period ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Cape Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTerritoryContext | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the birthplace of Christiaan Barnard ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karoo NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Beaufort West Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western Cape interior ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Karoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayProvince | Western Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Karoo town ⓘ |
| transportRole | stopover town on routes across the Karoo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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