South Africa is one of the luckiest African countries.
The country is diverse when it comes to the tourism sector.
It has the best locations ranging from the most spectacular beaches to fascinating landscapes.
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The Barberton Makhonjwa mountains are among the locations that the country takes pride in.
The Barberton geotrail is situated in the border of South Africa and the Swaziland Kingdom.
The conditions that led to the declaration are explained in the facts below.
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These are important facts about the ranges that played the most important role in the title.
It is among the oldest geological features in the world.
The mountains have some of the oldest rock fragments that have been perfectly preserved.
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The rocks stand out as the location with the best-preserved oldest rocks.
This period particularly refers to the time when the earth’s crust was formed.
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The fallen meteor impact
The mountain ranges have an estimated age of between 3.6 to 3.25 billion years.
This is way long ago when the continents were beginning to form.
The hole which is believed to be a crater is not easy to find.
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The ‘Genesis of life’
The mountain ranges are also referred to as the ‘Genesis of life.’
This title is related to the presence of some of the most ancient rock deposits on Earth.
Apart from the rocks, the mountains also have some of the most ancient proofs of life.
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These proofs include the microfossils of bacterias whose ages date back to 3.1 million years ago.
The bacteria was discovered in the hydrothermal deposits that include geysers.
An example of these geysers includes the one at the Yellowstone National Park.
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The better part of the discovery of these fossil remains was found in sedimentary rocks.
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The Kaapvaal Craton is the oldest piece of the Earth’s crust that was formed during the Archean period.
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This discovery was made by two brothers; Fred Barber and Henry.
Komatiites are the predominant ultramafic volcanic rocks in the area.
It is also Mpumalanga’s first heritage site.
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The hilly ranges joined the list alongside France, China, and Mexico.
The declaration comes after the geological scene had been in the tentative list for more than ten years.
The traffic that the site has created will eventually boost the country’s tourism and the global tourism sector.
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The employment opportunities have helped curb the amount of unemployment rates in the country.
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She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
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In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
Email: pshmueni@gmail.com
