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| Location | Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 25°58′14″S27°46′17″E / 25.9705675°S 27.7715235°E /-25.9705675; 27.7715235 |
| Website | Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve - Bothongo WonderCave |
  Wonder Cave (Kromdraai, Gauteng) (South Africa) | |
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TheBothongo WonderCave inKromdraai,Gauteng,South Africa is situated within theBothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve in theCradle of Humankind, aUNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave is the third-largest cave chamber in the country (behind the second largest,Sudwala Caves, and the largest,Cango Caves). It is 5-10 million years old. The single chamber has an area of 46,000 square metres (500,000 sq ft), and is 125 by 154 metres (410 by 505 ft).
It was discovered in the late nineteenth century by miners who dynamited and excavatedlimestone for the making ofcement. Mining stopped during theSecond Boer War and never resumed.
The cave has about 14stalactite andstalagmite formations up to 15 metres high, 85% of which are still growing. The 60-metre-deep cave is accessible to visitors by elevator. The cave can be visited as an attraction on its own.[1]
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