South Africa has 10 officially designated World Heritage Sites, five of these are cultural, four natural and one mixed site, having both cultural and natural significance.
South Africa has four Natural World Heritage Sites and one mixed Heritage Site. These are the Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains, Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Vredefort Dome and the Maloti-Drakensberg Park which encompasses both natural and cultural heritage.
The extended property includes national parks, nature reserves, wilderness areas, State forests and mountain catchment areas. The mosaic of landforms and habitat types creates breathtaking scenic vistas. The site contains critical habitats for a range of species from Africa's marine, wetland, and savannah environments.Vredefort Dome, approximately 120 km southwest of Johannesburg, is a representative part of a larger meteorite impact structure, or astrobleme. Dating back 2,023 million years, it is the oldest astrobleme yet found on Earth. With a radius of 190 km, it is also the largest and the most deeply eroded.
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