Gcwihaba Caves
Gcwihaba Caves is part of the Tentative list of Botswana in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Gcwihaba Caves comprise 6 cave systems with a diversity in cave formations and a high density of fossils. They are part of rare and remote dolomite hills in the Kalahari desert landscape. In their pristine condition they have preserved a paleo-climatic record of the Kalahari.
Map of Gcwihaba Caves
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Gcwihaba Caves
- Country
- Botswana
- Added
- 2010
- Type
- Natural
- Categories
- Natural landscape - Karst landscapes and caves Paleontology - Non-hominid fossils
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2024 Preliminary Assessment
2010 Revision
Successor to former TWHS Gcwihaba (1999)
2010 Added to Tentative List
Site Links
Unesco Website: Gcwihaba Caves