Rising Star Cave

Summary

Rising Star Cave is a cave^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rising Star Cave is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• Rising Star Cave's image is recorded as Rising star cave exploration (14054047275).jpg^[4].
• Rising Star Cave's instance of is recorded as cave^[5].
• Rising Star Cave's locator map image is recorded as Cradle of Humankind plan.jpg^[6].
• Rising Star Cave's part of is recorded as Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs^[7].
• Rising Star Cave's Commons category is recorded as Rising Star Cave^[8].
• Rising Star Cave's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.0203557, 'lon': 27.7092316}^[9].
• Rising Star Cave's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zg520x^[10].
• Rising Star Cave's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1270568^[11].
• Rising Star Cave's sectional view is recorded as Cartoon illustrating the geological and taphonomic context and distribution of fossils, sediments and flowstones within the Dinaledi Chamber.jpg^[12].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Rising Star Cave include Homo naledi^[13], a fossil taxon^[14].

Why It Matters

Rising Star Cave ranks in the top 3% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for it include Homo naledi^[13], a fossil taxon^[14].