World Heritage Sites in South Africa

Site nameEntered
Robben Island1999
Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs1999
iSimangaliso Wetland Park1999
Ukhahlamba / Drakensberg Park2000
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape2003
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas2004
Vredefort Dome2005
The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape2007

Tentative list of South Africa
Alexandria Coastal Dunefield
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Kimberley Mines and Associated Early Industries
Liberation Heritage Route
Pilgrim's Rest Reduction Works Industrial Heritage Site
Pleistocene occupation sites of Klasies River, Border Cave, Wonderwerk Cave and comparable sites
Succulent Karoo Protected Areas
The !Xam Khomani Heartland
The Barberton Mountain Land, Barberton Greenstone Belt or Makhonjwa Mountains
The Cape Arc of Meridian
The Cape Winelands Cultural Landscape
The Namaqualand Copper Mining Landscape
The Prince Edward Islands

Sites that have been nominated in the past
Modderpoort Sacred Sites
Tswaing Meteorite Crater








Back to the Homepage Full list of Inscribed WHS Complete list of Tentative WHS WHS divided into categories Connections between WHS Meet the WHS people Our WHS Forum Resource library About this website How many have you visited?

South Africa statistics:
Number of WHS: 8
Number of Tentative sites: 13
Member of the World Heritage Committee in: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2010 2011 2012
News and links:




© WHS 1997-2013