Kromdraai Conservancy
Protected conservation park in South Africa
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Kromdraai Conservancy is a protected conservation park located to the south-west of Gauteng province in north-east South Africa. It is in the Muldersdrift area not far from Krugersdorp.
| Kromdraai Conservancy | |
|---|---|
  Location in Gauteng | |
| Location | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Nearest city | Krugersdorp, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 25°55′45″S 27°47′20″E |
| Area | less than 200 m |
| Established | Incorporated in part into the Cradle of Humankind, 1998 |
| Governing body | Cradle of Humankind, Private Landowners and Conservancy |
Etymology
Its name is derived from Afrikaans meaning "Crooked Turn" after a kink in the meandering Crocodile River.
History
It was established to protect the caves, old gold mines, fossil sites, trout farm and a game reserve in the area. The caves in the area, known as the Sterkfontein caves have an extensive number of fossils and dolomite caverns. A well known fossil site is also named Kromdraai and it, along with such sites as Sterkfontein,[1] 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.
