Ditsong Tswaing Meteorite Crater
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Ditsong Tswaing Meteorite Crater is a preserved impact site and heritage attraction in South Africa, known for its large circular crater formed by a meteorite strike and its surrounding natural and archaeological features.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ditsong Tswaing Meteorite Crater canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage site
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meteorite impact crater ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| age | approximately 220000 years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saltpan
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Tswaing Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoutpan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFeature | saline lake ⓘ |
| contains |
brackish water lake
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evaporite deposits ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.13 kilometres ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 40 km north of Pretoria city centre ⓘ |
| formationCause | meteorite impact ⓘ |
| geologicalType | simple impact crater ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
Iron Age occupation
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Stone Age occupation ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole |
public understanding of South African prehistory
ⓘ
public understanding of meteorite impacts ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
small antelope
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various bird species ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interpretive walking trails
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visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasFlora | savanna vegetation ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | provincial heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gauteng ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ditsong Museums of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersActivity |
birdwatching
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environmental education ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| partOf | Ditsong National Museum of Natural History network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAs | nature reserve ⓘ |
| radius | approximately 0.565 kilometres ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | South African Heritage Resources Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
archaeological heritage
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geological heritage ⓘ palaeoenvironmental record ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor |
salt extraction
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soda ash extraction ⓘ |
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