WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Ngwenya Mine: Oldest mine in the world
16-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) Ngwenya Mine’s iron ore deposits constitute one of the oldest geological formations in the world, and also have the distinction of being the site of the world's earliest mining activity.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area: Largest transfrontier conservation area in the world
11-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) The KAZA TFCA is the largest transfrontier conservation area in the world covering almost 520 000 km2 in Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Mutanda Mine: Largest cobalt mine in the world
09-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) Annual production capacity is estimated at 20,000 tonnes of copper metal and 8,000 tonnes of cobalt in cobalt hydroxide.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Namib Desert: Oldest desert in the world
29-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib is the oldest desert in the world
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Al-Qarawiyyin Library: Oldest library in the world
18-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) The al-Qarawiyyin Library was created by a woman, challenging commonly held assumptions about the contribution of women in Muslim civilization.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Hoba meteorite: World’s largest meteorite
11-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) In 1920 its mass was estimated at 66 tonnes. Erosion, scientific sampling and vandalism reduced its bulk over the years. The remaining mass is estimated at just over 60 tonnes.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Cora Sun-Drop Diamond: Largest known yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world
05-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) The Cora Sun-Drop Diamond is the largest known yellow pear-shaped diamond, weighing 110.3 carats (22.06 g).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Ngorongoro Crater: World’s largest intact volcanic caldera
28-10-2021
(WorldKings.org) Ngorongoro is thought to have formed about 2.5 million years ago from a large active volcano whose cone collapsed inward after a major eruption, leaving the present vast, unbroken caldera as its chief remnant.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Nabta Playa: First known astronomical site on Earth
27-10-2021
(WorldKings.org) This 7,000-year-olds stone circle tracked the summer solstice and the arrival of the annual monsoon season. It's also the oldest known astronomical site on Earth.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Assal: World's largest salt reserve
18-10-2021
(WorldKings.org) The crystallised salt zone extends to a depth of more than 60 m whose estimated resource is about 300 million tonnes. The lake measures 10 by 7 km and has an area of liquid brine 54 km2. The maximum depth is 40 m, whereas the mean depth is 7.4 m, which makes for a water volume of 400 million cubic metres.
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