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    Cape Town lies at the south-western corner of the continent of Africa. It is bounded to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the north and...
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    "Bedrock Geology UK South". p. 6-7. Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey. Compton, J.S. (2004).The Rocks and Mountains of Cape Town. p. 24-26...
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    Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the country's...
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  • University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa...
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    The Cape is divided into fifteen towns, several of which are in turn made up of multiple named villages. Cape Cod forms the southern boundary of the Gulf...
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    Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres (2,195 ft) above sea level. The peak forms part of a...
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    The geology of South Africa is highly varied including cratons, greenstone belts, large impact craters as well as orogenic belts. The geology of the country...
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    flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors...
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    Publishers, Cape Town. ISBN 1-77007-148-2 Truswell, J.F. (1977). The Geological Evolution of South Africa. pp. 93-96, 114-159. Purnell, Cape Town. ISBN 0-360-00290-0...
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    was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province. The two largest cities are Cape Town and George. The Western Cape is roughly L-shaped, extending...
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    important geological observations here relating to the nature and origin of granite. Bantry Bay is known to be the most wind-free area in Cape Town. Secluded...
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    Mesosaurus (category Permian reptiles of Africa)
    South Africa, likely in Kimberley, Northern Cape around 1830 and was being used as a pot lid. The circumstances of its discovery and how it was taken from...
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    central business district of Cape Town. The Cape Flats is also the name of an administrative region of the City of Cape Town, which lies within the larger...
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    Archaeopteris (category Paleozoic life of Alberta)
    Archaeopteris on the world-scene, Stephen Scheckler, a professor of biology and geological sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, says, "When [Archaeopteris]...
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    Alopecognathus (category Lopingian synapsids of Africa)
    extinct genus of therocephalian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa. Paleontology portal Kammerer, Christian E. (2023). "Revision of the Scylacosauridae...
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    Schmidt, Stephan. "Coal deposits of South Africa - the future of coal mining in South Africa" (PDF). Institute for Geology, Technische Universität Bergakademie...
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    Seinheuwel), or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The...
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    Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards...
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    Lystrosaurus (category Prehistoric synapsids of Asia)
    matter of luck". Geology portal Paleontology portal Evolution of mammals – Derivation of mammals from a synapsid precursor, and the adaptive radiation of mammal...
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    Great Escarpment, Southern Africa (category Escarpments of Africa)
    Publishers, Cape Town. Truswell, J.F. (1977). The Geological Evolution of South Africa. pp. 151–153,157–159,184–188, 190. Purnell, Cape Town. The Times...
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    Eastern Cape) and arrived in Cape Town 81 days later on 7 May 1838. Krauss started collecting and studying the fauna, flora and geology of Cape Town and environs...
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    Drakensberg Group (category Geologic groups of Africa)
    lies over most of Lesotho and localities in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Free State provinces of South Africa. It forms part of the greater Karoo...
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    Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, formerly île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Miꞌkmaq: Unamaꞌki) is a...
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    Karoo Supergroup (category Geology of Eswatini)
    Cape Town. p. 24-26. Double Storey Books, Cape Town. Truswell, J.F. (1977). The Geological Evolution of South Africa. pp. 131–159. Purnell, Cape Town...
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  • Alexander du Toit (category University of Cape Town alumni)
    geologist within the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope, and he began to develop an extensive knowledge of the geology of southern Africa by...
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    Dracovenator (category Early Jurassic dinosaurs of Africa)
    Farm" locality in the upper Elliot Formation which is part of the Stormberg Group in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It was collected by James Kitching...
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  • Deposits and production in Sierra Leone include: Marampa – London Mining – Cape Lambert will need to build 34 km rail spur line to the existing railway....
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    fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point (about 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) east of the Cape of Good Hope). 75km 50miles Cape Agulhas Cape of Good Hope   ...
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    Victoria Falls (category First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites)
    Morris (eds.). The Victoria Falls and gorges, in Africa's Top Geological Sites. Cape Town: Struik Nature. pp. 16–20. ISBN 978-1-77584-448-8. Moore, Andy;...
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    Witwatersrand (category Landforms of Gauteng)
    (1977). The Geological Evolution of South Africa. pp. 21, 27–28, 33–36. Cape Town: Purnell. Norman, N.; Whitfield, G. (2006) Geological Journeys. pp...
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