List of caves in South Africa

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View from mouth of Border Cave.

The following article shows a List of caves of in South Africa. A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters, and grottoes.

List of caves in South Africa

Name of Caves	Other Names	Province	Nearest Town	Coördinates	Remarks
Blombos Cave		Western Cape	Heidelberg
Boesmansgat	Bushman's Hole	Northern Cape
Border Cave		KwaZulu-Natal	Ingwavuma
Cango Caves		Western Cape	Oudtshoorn
Coopers Cave		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Die Kelders		Western Cape	Gansbaai
Diepkloof Rock Shelter		Western Cape
Elands Bay Cave		Western Cape
Gladysvale Cave		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Swartkrans
Gondolin Cave		North West
Howieson’s Poort Shelter		Eastern Cape	Grahamstown
Klasies River Caves		Eastern Cape	Humansdorp
Kromdraai Fossil Site		Gauteng	Sterkfontein
Makapansgat	Makapan's Cave	Limpopo	Mokopane
Melkhoutboom Cave		Eastern Cape
Motsetsi Cave	Motsetse	Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Nelson Bay Cave		Western Cape	Plettenberg Bay
Onmeetbarediepgat		Western Cape	Bredasdorp
Pinnacle Point		Western Cape	Mossel Bay
Plovers Lake		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Sterkfontein		Gauteng	Sterkfontein
Sibudu Cave		KwaZulu-Natal	Tongaat
Sudwala Caves		Mpumalanga	Nelspruit
Wonder Cave Kromdraai		Gauteng	Sterkfontein Kromdraai
Wonderwerk Cave		Northern Cape	Kuruman

See also

• List of caves
• List of South African caving organisations