Sterkfontein

Summary

Sterkfontein is a protected area^[1]. Sterkfontein ranks in the top 2% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sterkfontein is located in Gauteng^[3].
• Sterkfontein is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Sterkfontein's image is recorded as SterkfonteinCave.jpg^[5].
• Sterkfontein's image is recorded as Sterfonteingrotte naambord.jpg^[6].
• Sterkfontein's instance of is recorded as protected area^[7].
• Sterkfontein's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Sterkfontein's instance of is recorded as paleontological site^[9].
• Sterkfontein's instance of is recorded as cave^[10].
• Sterkfontein's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315142918^[11].
• Sterkfontein's locator map image is recorded as Cradle of Humankind plan.jpg^[12].
• Sterkfontein's part of is recorded as Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs^[13].
• Sterkfontein's Commons category is recorded as Sterkfontein Caves^[14].
• Sterkfontein's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.01604, 'lon': 27.73456}^[15].
• Sterkfontein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wr1b^[16].
• Sterkfontein's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Sterkfontein^[17].
• Sterkfontein's heritage designation is recorded as national heritage site of South Africa^[18].
• Sterkfontein's GeoNames ID is recorded as 952419^[19].
• Sterkfontein's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Sterkfontein'}^[20].
• Sterkfontein's different from is recorded as Sterkfontein^[21].
• Sterkfontein's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1481'}^[22].
• Sterkfontein's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1287199^[23].
• Sterkfontein's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4166031^[24].
• Sterkfontein's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as site-prehistorique-de-sterkfontein-afrique-du-sud^[25].
• Sterkfontein's SAHRA heritage site ID is recorded as 922330004^[26].
• Sterkfontein's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as sterkfontein-caves^[27].

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Geography

Sterkfontein is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Sterkfontein is located in Gauteng^[3]. Sterkfontein's part of is recorded as Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Sterkfontein's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1481'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include protected area^[7], archaeological site^[8], paleontological site^[9], and cave^[10]. Sterkfontein's heritage designation is recorded as national heritage site of South Africa^[18].

Why It Matters

Sterkfontein ranks in the top 2% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).^[2] Sterkfontein has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Sterkfontein is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]