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  Robben IslandUNESCO

  Island · Western Cape

  Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the archaic Dutch word for seals (robben).

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  Vredefort impact structureUNESCO

  Town · Free State

  The Vredefort impact structure is one of the largest impact structures on Earth.

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  Cradle of HumankindUNESCO

  Museum · Gauteng

  The Cradle of Humankind is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province.

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  RichtersveldUNESCO

  Heritage site · Northern Cape

  The Richtersveld is a desert landscape characterised by rugged kloofs and high mountains, situated in the north-western corner of South Africa’s Northern Cape province.

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  ISimangaliso Wetland ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · KwaZulu-Natal

  iSimangaliso Wetland Park is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 235 km (146 mi) north of Durban by road. It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km (170 mi) of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St.

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  MvezoUNESCO

  Town · Eastern Cape

  Mvezo is a small village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The village is mainly known as being the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, a former president of South Africa, whose family serves as its chiefly dynasty.

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