List of impact craters on Earth
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Latitude and longitude of Parys
Satellite map of Parys
Parys (pronounced /ˈpɑːreɪs/) is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. The name of the town is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The name was given by a German surveyor named Schilbach who had participated in the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and the location next to the Vaal reminded him of Paris on the River Seine.
Population: 71,319
Latitude: -26° 54' 11.88" S
Longitude: 27° 27' 26.17" E
Articles of interest in Parys
8 Articles of interest near Parys, South Africa
Show all articles in the mapVredefort crater
The Vredefort crater is the largest verified impact crater on Earth, more than 300 km across when it was formed. What remains of it is located in the present-day Free State Province of South Africa and named after the town of Vredefort, which is sit…
Vanderbijlpark
Vanderbijlpark (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fɐndɛrbɛi̯lˈpɑːrk]) is an industrial city with 95 000 inhabitants on the Vaal River in the south of the Gauteng province of South Africa.
Sasolburg
Sasolburg is a large industrial town in the far north of the Free State province of South Africa. Sasolburg is further sub-divided into three areas: Sasolburg proper, Vaalpark (a more affluent cluster of suburbs located about 5 km north of the Sasol…
Parys
Parys (pronounced /ˈpɑːreɪs/) is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. The name of the town is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The name was given by a German surveyor named Schilbach who had p…
Vredefort
Vredefort is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa with cattle, peanuts, sorghum, sunflowers and maize being farmed.
Vaal Barrage
The Vaal River Barrage Reservoir is a dam on the Vaal River near Vanderbijlpark, border Gauteng and Free State, South Africa.
Vaal Mall
The Vaal Mall is a large shopping centre in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa.