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Places to see in South Africa

12 of the 120 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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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).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Vredefort impact structureUNESCO

  Town · Free State

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

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tadpolefarm (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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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.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: english Wikipedia user (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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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.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum) (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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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.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rialfver at Dutch Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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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.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Michael (Fihliwe) Denne (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  QunuUNESCO

  Town · Eastern Cape

  Qunu is a Xhosa rural village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Mthatha on the N2 national route.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Salym Fayad (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Table Mountain National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Western Cape

  Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hilton Teper (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  SharpevilleUNESCO

  Neighborhood · Gauteng

  Sharpeville is a township situated between two large industrial cities, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, in southern Gauteng, South Africa. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andrew Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  CederbergUNESCO

  Mountain · Western Cape

  The Cederberg mountains are located near Clanwilliam, approximately 300 km (190 mi) north of Cape Town, South Africa at about 32°30′S 19°0′E. The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam cedar, which is a tree endemic to the area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ltz Raptor (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Pinnacle PointUNESCO

  Mountain · Western Cape

  Pinnacle Point is a small promontory immediately south of Mossel Bay, a town on the southern coast of South Africa.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andrew Hall (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  MakapansgatUNESCO

  Ruins · Limpopo

  Makapansgat is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: hermansmit (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map