Cooper's Cave

#282 among destinations in South Africa

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Cooper's Cave is a series of fossil-bearing breccia filled cavities. The cave is located almost exactly between the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 40 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa and has been declared a South African National Heritage Site. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1999 (25 years ago)Area: 12.38 acres (0.0193 mi²)Coordinates: 26°0'46"S, 27°44'45"E

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GautengSouth Africa

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Cooper's Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sterkfontein, Wonder Cave, Paardekraal Monument, Key West Shopping Centre.

0.7 miW
, Natural attraction, Cave
Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind
19 min walk • Nestled within the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site in South Africa, lies the Sterkfontein Caves – a natural preserve that has become a hotbed for paleoanthropological discoveries. Known as the birthplace of humanity, this network of limestone caves has...
3.3 miNE
, Natural attraction, Cave
Wonder Cave, Cradle of Humankind
85 min walk • The Bothongo WonderCave in Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa is situated within the Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave is the third-largest cave chamber in the country. It is 5-10 million years old.
5.9 miS
Memorial
Paardekraal Monument, Krugersdorp
152 min walk • The Paardekraal Monument is situated in Krugersdorp, South Africa. The monument commemorates the original site of vow made by Transvaal Boers on 13 December 1880, prior to the armed rebellion known as First Boer War, when they vowed to regain their independence from the British Empire.
5.6 miSE
26°5'17"S • 27°46'54"E
Key West Shopping Centre, Krugersdorp
144 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Kromdraai fossil site
24 min walk • Kromdraai is a fossil-bearing breccia-filled cave located about 2 kilometres east of the well-known South African hominid-bearing site of Sterkfontein and about 45 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
3.1 miN
Archaeological site
Drimolen, Cradle of Humankind
81 min walk • The Drimolen Palaeocave System consists of a series of terminal Pliocene to early Pleistocene hominin-bearing palaeocave fills located around 40 kilometres north of Johannesburg, South Africa, and about 6 kilometres north of Sterkfontein in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cradle of Humankind.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Plovers Lake, Cradle of Humankind
80 min walk • Plovers Lake Cave is a fossil-bearing breccia filled cavity in South Africa. The cave is located about 4 km Southeast of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 36 km Northwest of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa.
5.3 miSE
26°4'54"S • 27°47'7"E
Krugersdorp Golf Club, Krugersdorp
137 min walk • Golf