Kromdraai, Gauteng

Kromdraai, Gauteng

Infobox_protected_area | name =Kromdraai Conservancy


caption = Map of South Africa
locator_x = 195
locator_y = 98
location = Gauteng, South Africa
nearest_city = Krugersdorp, South Africa
lat_degrees = 25
lat_minutes = 55
lat_seconds = 45
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 27
long_minutes = 47
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = E
area = less than 200 m
established = Incorporated in part into the Cradle of Humankind1998
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Cradle of Humankind, Private Landowners and Conservancy

Kromdraai is a protected conservancy in western Gauteng, South Africa not far from Krugersdorp. It name is derived from Afrikaans meaning "Crooked Turn" after a kink in the meandering Crocodile River.

A well known fossil site is also named Kromdraai and it, along with such sites as Sterkfontein, Coopers, Swartkrans and Plovers Lake form part of the conservancy.

Part of the Kromdraai conservancy also falls within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1998.

Places of interest:
* Wonder Cave
* Sterkfontein


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