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Tswaing crater
- Tswaing (Tswana for "place of salt" [1] ) is an impact crater enclosed by a 1,946 ha nature reserve, situated in northern Gauteng province, South Africa.
- If you want to find out more about the Tswaing Crater Reserve, e-mail Tswaing@ditsong.org.za or call +27 76 9455 911.
- Tswaing, meaning “place of salt” in the Setswana language, is an ancient impact crater outside the metropolis of Pretoria in South Africa ’s Gauteng province.
- Tswaing crater, north of Pretoria. It is about 1.1 km in diameter, and was formed as the result of a meteorite impact some 200 000 years ago.
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- The hiking trail at the Tswaing Crater is fairly easy and takes walkers along the outskirts of the massive crater, and then down to the scenic lake in its bowl.
- People have been living at Tswaing crater for more than 100,000 years but only in 1990 it was proved that this is impact crater.
- Tswaing Crater and Pretoria A walk around and into a young, beautifully preserved meteor impact crater, follwed by a visit to the city.
- In geological terms, the Tswaing Crater represents one of the youngest and best-preserved small bowl-shaped meteorite impact craters in the world.
- Today, Tswaing, meaning Place of Salt in Setswana, is a 1946-hectare conservation area in Gauteng, some 40 km northwest of Central Pretoria.
- Tswaing Crater is situated around 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Pretoria, South Africa, making it easily accessible for curious travelers and nature enthusiasts.
- The Tswaing Crater was formerly known as the Pretoria Salt Pan. For many years it was considered to be a volcanic cone with a sunken floor containing a soda lake.
- Visit The Tswaing/Soutpan Meteor Crater. Forty kilometers north of Pretoria lies a ring of hills a kilometer in diameter and 100 meters high.
