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Caves in South Africa
South Africa has 16 caves on Detourmap — caves, caverns, grottoes and the karst underground. The best known is Sterkfontein. All of them are below.
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- Little known
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4.Rising Star Cave
Nature · Notable
The Rising Star cave system (also known as Westminster or Empire cave) is located in the Malmani dolomites, in Bloubank River valley.
Questions about this page
How many caves are there in South Africa?
16 on this map, out of 119 nature & landscapes in South Africa. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known cave in South Africa?
Sterkfontein. Archaeological site in South Africa.
Which caves in South Africa are the least visited?
5 of the 16 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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