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Welcome to the Special Projects component of the DEAT GIS Site.


In this component of the GIS  you will find information related to special project that has a geographic coverage smaller than South Africa, or data that falls outside the boundaries of South Africa. Examples of data that will be loaded here include the following:

  • Antarctica
  • Marion & Gough Islands
  • Cederberg
  • Addo
  • The Cradle of Humankind

The Cradle of Humankind


The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containingthe fossillised remains of ancient forms of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids.
The dolomite in which the caves formed, started out as coral reefs growing in a warm shallow sea about 2.3 billion years ago.

The Site lies mainly in the Gauteng province with a small extension into the neighboring North-West province, and covers 47 000 hectares of land mostly privately owned.