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Vaal Triangle

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The Vaal Triangle is a triangular area formed by Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark and Sasolburg - together they comprise a substantial urban complex in South Africa about 60 km south of Johannesburg. [1]

27 relations: Afrikaans, Air pollution, Coal, Evaton, Gauteng, Gold, Heidelberg, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Meyerton, Gauteng, Mittal Steel South Africa, Orange Farm, Petroleum, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, Respiratory disease, Sasol, Sasolburg, Sebokeng, Sharpeville, South Africa, Steel, Triangle, Vaal Dam, Vaal River, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Witwatersrand.

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

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Air pollution

Air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of substances including gases, particulates, and biological molecules are introduced into Earth's atmosphere.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.

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Evaton

Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng in the Emfuleni region of Gauteng, South Africa.

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Gauteng

Gauteng, which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

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Heidelberg, Gauteng

Heidelberg is a town with 35,500 inhabitants in the Gauteng province of South Africa at the foot of the Suikerbosrand next to the N3 highway, which connects Johannesburg and Durban.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

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Meyerton, Gauteng

Meyerton is a small town lying 15 km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng, South Africa.

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Mittal Steel South Africa

ArcelorMittal South Africa is part of the steel company Arcelor-Mittal.

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Orange Farm

Orange Farm ("Farma") is a township located approximately 45 km from Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

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Petroleum

Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

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Potchefstroom

Potchefstroom is an academic city in the North-West Province of South Africa.

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Pretoria

Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng, South Africa.

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Respiratory disease

Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of breathing.

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Sasol

Sasol Limited is an integrated energy and chemical company based in Sandton, South Africa.

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Sasolburg

Sasolburg is a large industrial town within the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the far north of the Free State province of South Africa.

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Sebokeng

Sebokeng is a township in southern Gauteng, South Africa near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark (located in the district municipality of Sedibeng and the local municipality of Emfuleni).

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Sharpeville

Sharpeville (also spelled Sharpville) is a township situated between two large industrial cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging in southern Gauteng.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Triangle

A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices.

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Vaal Dam

The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport.

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Vaal River

The Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa.

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Vanderbijlpark

Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city with 95 000 inhabitants on the Vaal River in the south of the Gauteng province of South Africa.

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Vereeniging

Vereeniging is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River.

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Witwatersrand

The Witwatersrand (locally the Rand or, less commonly, the Reef) is a, north-facing scarp in South Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaal_Triangle

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