Vredefort crater (Q330095)

matcher place: Free State (relation 92417), North West (relation 349519)
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English Wikipedia categories: Extinction events, Impact craters of South Africa, Landforms of the Free State (province), Proterozoic impact craters, World Heritage Sites in South Africa

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Vredefort impact structure is the largest verified impact structure on Earth. The crater, which has since been eroded away, has been estimated at 170–300 kilometres (110–190 mi) across when it was formed. The remaining structure, comprising the deformed underlying bedrock, is located in present-day Free State province of South Africa. It is named after the town of Vredefort, which is near its centre. The structure's central uplift is known as the Vredefort Dome. The impact structure was formed during the Paleoproterozoic Era, 2.023 billion (± 4 million) years ago. It is the second-oldest known impact structure on Earth, after Yarrabubba.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Vredefortkrater is een krater in de provincie Vrijstaat in Zuid-Afrika. Hij is voor zover bekend de grootste inslagkrater op aarde. De stad Vredefort ligt in deze krater. In 2005 is de krater van Vredefort opgenomen op de Werelderfgoed lijst van UNESCO.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Vredefortkoepel is die grootste slagkrater op Aarde. Dit is in die Vrystaat, Suid-Afrika, geleë met die dorp Vredefort wat in die krater lê. In 2005 is die Vredefortkoepel by Unesco se lys van Wêrelderfenisgebiede gevoeg vir die estetiese en wetenskaplike waarde van die gebied.

Wikidata location: -27.0000, 27.5000 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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hill (Q54050)	natural=peak
impact crater (Q55818)	geological=meteor_crater
World Heritage Site (Q9259)	heritage:operator=whc

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