The odd side of South Africa.

Evidence-backed unusual places in South Africa, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

GEOLOGICAL FORMATION · Wikidata global places

Molteno Formation

South Africa

Triassic geological formation in the Stormberg Group in Lesotho and South Africa

Map, evidence and context →GEOLOGICAL FORMATION · Wikidata global places

Katberg Formation

South Africa

geological formation in the Beaufort Group of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa

Map, evidence and context →GEOLOGICAL FORMATION · Wikidata global places

Teekloof Formation

South Africa

Late Permian geological formation that forms part of the Beaufort Group of South Africa

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Benoni meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,880 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Cold Bokkeveld meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CM2 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 5,200 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Cronstad meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,650 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Daniel's Kuil meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A EL6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,064 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Diep River meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Idutywa meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,457 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Jackalsfontein meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 48,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Leeuwfontein meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 460 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Lichtenberg meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 4,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Macibini meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Eucrite-pmict meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,995 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Malvern meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Eucrite-pmict meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 807 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Molteno meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Howardite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 150 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

N'Kandhla meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Iron, IID meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 17,200 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Piquetberg meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 37 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

St. Mark's meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A EH5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 13,780 g.

Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · Expanded physical oddities

SS Oakburn and Bos 400

South Africa

historic wreck and dive site at Duiker Point on the Cape Peninsula west coast

Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · Expanded physical oddities

HMS Sceptre

Location recorded in Wikidata

1781 Inflexible-class third-rate ship of the line

Map, evidence and context →IMPACT CRATER · Expanded physical oddities

Vredefort crater

South Africa

largest verified impact crater on earth, dating from the Paleoproterozoic Era

Map, evidence and context →SINKHOLE · Expanded physical oddities

Wondergat

South Africa

Deepest interior sinkhole near Mafikeng, South Africa

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