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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Vredefort Dome' has mentioned 'Dome' in the following places:
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| Vredefort CraterVredefort Dome (centre)Vredefort Dome, seen from space by STS-51-IImpact crater/structureConfidenceConfirmedDiameter300xc2xa0km (190xc2xa0mi)Age2,023 xc2xb1 4 Ma Orosirian, PaleoproterozoicExposedYesDrilledYesLocationCoordinates27xc2xb00xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3S 27xc2xb030xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf27.00000xc2xb0S 27.50000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -27.00000; 27.50000Coordinates: 27xc2xb00xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3S 27xc2xb030xe2x80xb20xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf27.00000xc2xb0S 27.50000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -27.00000; 27.50000CountrySouth AfricaProvinceFree StateLocation of Vredefort crater UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameVredefort DomeIncludes Vredefort Dome core area The stromatolite/basal fault plane site The chocolate tablet breccia site The pseudotachylite (quarry) site CriteriaNatural:xc2xa0(viii)Reference1162Inscription2005 (29th session)Area30,000xc2xa0ha (120xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) | WIKI |
| Although the crater itself has long since been eroded away, the remaining geological structures at its centre are known as the Vredefort Dome or Vredefort impact structure. | WIKI |
| In 2005, the Vredefort Dome was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for its geologic interest. | WIKI |
| Map of South Africa showing the location of the Vredefort Dome, the remains of a 2.023-billion-year-old impact crater. | WIKI |
| The remaining structure, the "Vredefort Dome", consists of a partial ring of hills 70xc2xa0km (43xc2xa0mi) in diameter, and is the remains of a dome created by the rebound of rock below the impact site after the collision. | WIKI |
| The dome in the centre of the crater was originally thought to have been formed by a volcanic explosion, but in the mid-1990s, evidence revealed it was the site of a huge bolide impact, as telltale shatter cones were discovered in the bed of the nearby Vaal River. | WIKI |
| [3] This central peak uplift, or dome, is typical of a complex impact crater, where the liquefied rocks splashed up in the wake of the meteor as it penetrated the surface. | WIKI |
| One of the first microcontinents to form was the Kaapvaal Craton, which is exposed at the centre of the Vredefort Dome, and again north of Johannesburg. | WIKI |
| The Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site is currently subject to property development, and local owners have expressed concern regarding sewage dumping into the Vaal River and the crater site. | WIKI |
| The Vredefort Dome in the centre of the crater is home to four towns: Parys, Vredefort, Koppies and Venterskroon. | WIKI |
| The Afrikaans name Koepel Stereo (Dome Stereo) refers to the dome and announces its broadcast as KSFM. | WIKI |
| The Vredefort Dome is 120 km south west from Johannesburg. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (viii): Vredefort Dome is the oldest, largest, and most deeply eroded complex meteorite impact structure in the world. | UNESCO |
| The property of the Vredefort Dome includes key geological (outcrop) sites which demonstrate classic complex meteorite impact structure phenomena. | UNESCO |
| The management of the property is to be guided by a multi-stakeholder Vredefort Dome Steering Committee and carried out on an interim basis by the Vredefort Dome Inter-Provincial Task Team. | UNESCO |