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Tswaing crater
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- If you want to find out more about the Tswaing Crater Reserve, e-mail Tswaing@ditsong.org.za or call +27 76 9455 911.
- 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.
- Tswaing Crater is an impact crater in South Africa accompanied by a museum. It is located 40 km northwest of Pretoria.
- Tswaing Crater, 40 km north of Pretoria, is a bowl-shaped crater 1.13km in diameter and 100 metres deep that was formed by a stone meteorite 220 000 years ago.
- On a cold winter's morning, we decided to hike the Tswaing Impact Crater, 40km North of Pretoria, where a stony meteorite hit the earth 220...
- In geological terms, the Tswaing Crater represents one of the youngest and best-preserved small bowl-shaped meteorite impact craters in the world.
- 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.
- The Tswaing Crater near Pretoria. It is also well-preserved, offering an enlightening counterpoint to the more obscure Vredefort Dome structure.
- Tswaing Crater and Pretoria A walk around and into a young, beautifully preserved meteor impact crater, follwed by a visit to the city.
- The first eco-museum in South Africa, Tswaing is situated 40 kilometres north-west of Pretoria. The main features of the site are a 220,000 year old meteorite...
