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Vredefort Meteor Crater, Vredefort

Location: Free State, South Africa
Latitude & Longitude: -27.001633, 27.436981
Views: 2571   Posted By: mattsanger92 (05/10/2010)
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mattsanger92 (05/10/2010)

Making the best of a bad situation... the town of Vredefort (South Africa) is built inside the impact creter of a 2 billion-year-old meteor, with residents naming the modified landmass after their town. It is one of seven World Heritage Sites located in South Africa.

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