Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains World Heritage Site
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The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains World Heritage Site is a globally significant protected area in South Africa renowned for some of the oldest well-preserved volcanic and sedimentary rocks on Earth, offering key insights into early planetary and biological evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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geological heritage site ⓘ |
| areaApprox | 113 137 hectares ⓘ |
| bufferZoneAreaApprox | 114 223 hectares ⓘ |
| contains |
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
NERFINISHED
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banded iron formations ⓘ komatiite lava flows ⓘ stromatolitic structures ⓘ |
| containsRocksDated |
3.25 billion years old
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3.6 billion years old ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Archean Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriodRepresented |
Mesoarchean
NERFINISHED
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Paleoarchean ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtectionStatus | nationally protected area of South Africa ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority | South African National Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutstandingUniversalValueFor |
geological features
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record of early life ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | Natural ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | criterion (viii) ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early evidence of life on Earth
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evidence of early Earth crustal formation ⓘ evidence of early oceanic and atmospheric conditions ⓘ well-preserved Archean sedimentary rocks ⓘ well-preserved Archean volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mpumalanga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Barberton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kaapvaal Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLanguageOfSurroundingCommunities |
isiZulu
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siSwati ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Eswatini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Mbombela (Nelspruit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
key insights into early biological evolution
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key insights into early planetary evolution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barberton Greenstone Belt
NERFINISHED
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global network of UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the best-preserved Archean greenstone belts ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
continuous geological record over hundreds of millions of years
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exceptional state of preservation of Archean rocks ⓘ |
| region | eastern South Africa ⓘ |
| supports |
geotourism
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scientific research ⓘ |
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