Latitude and longitude of Witwatersrand

Satellite map of Witwatersrand

The Witwatersrand is a 56 km long north facing scarp in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It consists of a hard, erosion resistant quartzite sedimentary rock, over which several north-flowing rivers form waterfalls, which account for the name “Witwatersrand” meaning the “ridge of white waters” in Afrikaans. This east-west running scarp can be traced with only one short gap from Bedfordview (about 10 km west of O.R.

Latitude: -26° 12' 7.80" S
Longitude: 28° 02' 25.80" E

Nearest city to this article: Johannesburg

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GPS coordinates of Witwatersrand, South Africa

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