Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains World Heritage Site

Official name

Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains | UNESCO

Country

South Africa | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

-25.9738° Lat, 31.1380° Lon | Map

Code

1575

Time Zone

Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2018. Situated in north-eastern South Africa, the Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains comprises 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, one of the world’s oldest geological structures. The property represents the best-preserved succession of volcanic and sedimentary rock dating back 3.6 to 3.25 billion years and forms a diverse repository of information on surface conditions, meteorite impacts, volcanism, continent-building processes and the environment of early life.