Witwatersrand

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Witwatersrand is a mineral-rich escarpment in South Africa, historically famous for its vast gold deposits and for giving its name to the country's currency and the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Generate an image of Witwatersrand (Witwatersrand is a mineral-rich escarpment in South Africa, historically famous for its vast gold deposits and for giving its name to the country's currency and the University of the Witwatersrand.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
gold-bearing formation ⓘ
associatedWith South African rand currency ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
contains Witwatersrand Basin ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
discoveryYear 1886 ⓘ
economicSignificance center of South African gold mining industry ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings higher than surrounding plains ⓘ
extendsThrough East Rand ⓘ
linked to: Ekurhuleni

Johannesburg metropolitan area ⓘ
West Rand ⓘ
gaveNameTo South African rand ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
geologicalAge Archaean ⓘ
geologicalStructure sedimentary basin ⓘ
hasEconomicRole major source of global gold production ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact acid mine drainage ⓘ
mine dumps ⓘ
hasPart Central Rand ⓘ
East Rand goldfields ⓘ
West Rand goldfields ⓘ
historicalImportance shaped industrialization of South Africa ⓘ
triggered Witwatersrand Gold Rush ⓘ
influencedCreationOf Johannesburg ⓘ
isRidge yes ⓘ
knownFor influence on South African economy ⓘ
role in South African gold rush ⓘ
uranium deposits ⓘ
vast gold deposits ⓘ
languageOfName Afrikaans ⓘ
locatedIn Gauteng Province ⓘ
linked to: Gauteng
locatedNear Johannesburg ⓘ
miningMethod deep-level gold mining ⓘ
miningStarted late 19th century ⓘ
nameMeaning ridge of white waters ⓘ
orientation east–west trending ridge ⓘ
partOf Kaapvaal Craton ⓘ
resourceType gold ore ⓘ
uranium ore ⓘ
rockType conglomerate ⓘ
quartzite ⓘ

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South African rand → namedAfter → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Gauteng → containsMiningArea → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Transvaal → knownFor → Witwatersrand gold rush ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Johannesburg → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
subject linked to: Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg → historicalBasis → Witwatersrand gold rush ⓘ
subject linked to: Johannesburg, South Africa
linked to: Witwatersrand
Witwatersrand → contains → Witwatersrand Basin ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Highveld → contains → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Benoni → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Roodepoort → locatedNear → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Roodepoort → locatedOn → Witwatersrand plateau ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Springs → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Crocodile River (Limpopo) → sourceLocation → Witwatersrand area ⓘ
subject linked to: Crocodile River
linked to: Witwatersrand
Jukskei River → locatedIn → Witwatersrand region ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
South African Republic → goldDiscovered → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Kaapvaal Craton → contains → Witwatersrand Basin ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
East Rand goldfields → partOf → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
East Rand goldfields → partOf → Greater Johannesburg goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
West Rand goldfields → locatedIn → western Witwatersrand ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
West Rand goldfields → partOf → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Central Rand → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Central Rand → partOf → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Central Rand → partOf → Witwatersrand gold reef system ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Welkom → partOf → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Brakpan → partOfConurbation → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Rand Refinery → associatedWithRegion → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Alfred Beit → associatedWith → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging conurbation → historicalBasis → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Randfontein → hasMiningHeritage → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Randfontein → isNamedAfter → Rand (Witwatersrand) ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Witpoortjie Falls → partOf → Witwatersrand escarpment ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Barney Barnato → activeIn → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Gold Reef City → locatedOn → Witwatersrand gold reef ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
eGoli → associatedWithRegion → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Uitlanders → locatedIn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Rand Afrikaans University → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Rand Stadium → namedAfter → Rand (Witwatersrand region) ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Witwatersrand Supergroup → locatedIn → Witwatersrand Basin ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Witwatersrand Supergroup → hostRockFor → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Witwatersrand Supergroup → namedAfter → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Witwatersrand Supergroup → stratigraphicUnitOf → Witwatersrand Basin ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Johannesburg gold rush → location → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Johannesburg gold rush → associatedWith → Witwatersrand Gold Reef ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Transvaal Colony government → administeredTerritory → Witwatersrand goldfields ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand
Germiston → partOfRegion → Witwatersrand ⓘ
subject linked to: Germiston, South Africa
Goldfields region of Free State → partOf → Witwatersrand Basin ⓘ
linked to: Witwatersrand