Kromdraai Conservancy Explained

Kromdraai Conservancy
Map:South Africa Gauteng
Relief:1
Location:Gauteng, South Africa
Nearest City:Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates:-25.9292°N 27.7889°W
Area:less than 200 m
Established:Incorporated in part into the Cradle of Humankind, 1998
Governing Body:Cradle 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

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

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9/2/233/0022-001 - Kromdraai Palaeontological Reserve, Kromdraai 71, Krugersdorp District . . 16 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415045225/http://www.sahra.org.za/node/19150 . 15 April 2014 . dead .