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Vredefort Dome
Northwest and Free State provinces
13.544.16 km
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Vredefort Dome

Northwest and Free State provinces
Identifier 1162
states za
category natural
criteria (viii)
Title vredefort dome
latitude -26.8600006104
longitude 27.2600002289
location northwest and free state provinces
Region africa
year 2005
unique number 1342
description vredefort dome, approximately 120 km south-west of johannesburg, is a representative part of a larger meteorite impact structure, or astrobleme. dating back 2,023 million years, it is the oldest astrobleme yet found on earth. with a radius of 190 km, it is also the largest and the most deeply eroded. vredefort dome bears witness to the world’s greatest known single energy release event, which had devastating global effects including, according to some scientists, major evolutionary changes. it provides critical evidence of the earth’s geological history and is crucial to understanding of the evolution of the planet. despite the importance of impact sites to the planet’s history, geological activity on the earth’s surface has led to the disappearance of evidence from most of them, and vredefort is the only example to provide a full geological profile of an astrobleme below the crater floor.
justification criterion (viii): vredefort dome is the oldest, largest, and most deeply eroded complex meteorite impact structure in the world. it is the site of the world’s greatest single, known energy release event. it contains high quality and accessible geological (outcrop) sites which demonstrate a range of geological evidences of a complex meteorite impact structure. the rural and natural landscapes of the serial property help portray the magnitude of the ring structures resulting from the impact. the serial nomination is considered to be a representative sample of a complex meteorite impact structure. a comprehensive comparative analysis with other complex meteorite impact structures demonstrated that it is the only example on earth providing a full geological profile of an astrobleme below the crater floor, thereby enabling research into the genesis and development of an astrobleme immediately post impact.
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8.5 M
Republic of South Africa
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-26,86 ° × 27,26 °
26 ° 52 ′ 36 ″ S × 27 ° 16 ′ 36 ″ E 		13.544.16 km
5 ° N>NE
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