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This list of impact craters in Africa includes all confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.
| Name |
Location |
Diameter |
Age (years) |
Coordinates |
| Amguid |
Algeria |
0.45 km |
< 100,000 |
26°5′N 4°24′E / 26.083, 4.4 (Amguid) |
| Aorounga |
Chad |
12.6 km |
< 345 million |
19°6′N 19°15′E / 19.1, 19.25 (Aorounga) |
| Aouelloul |
Mauritania |
0.39 km |
3.0 ± 0.3 million |
20°15′N 12°41′W / 20.25, -12.683 (Aouelloul) |
| Arkenu 1 |
Libya |
6.8 km |
< 140 million |
22°6′N 23°48′E / 22.1, 23.8 (Arkenu 1) |
| Arkenu 2 |
Libya |
10 km |
< 140 million |
22°3′N 23°43′E / 22.05, 23.717 (Arkenu 2) |
| BP Structure |
Libya |
2 km |
< 120 million |
25°19′N 24°19′E / 25.317, 24.317 (BP Structure) |
| Bosumtwi |
Ghana |
10.5 km |
1.07 million |
6°30′N 1°25′W / 6.5, -1.417 (Bosumtwi) |
| Gweni-Fada |
Chad |
14 km |
< 345 million |
17°25′N 21°45′E / 17.417, 21.75 (Gweni-Fada) |
| Kalkkop |
South Africa |
0.64 km |
0.25 million |
32°43′S 24°26′E / -32.717, 24.433 (Kalkkop) |
| Kgagodi |
Botswana |
3.5 km |
< 180 million |
22°29′S 27°35′E / -22.483, 27.583 (Kgagodi) |
| Morokweng |
South Africa |
70 km |
145.0 ± 0.8 million |
26°28′S 23°32′E / -26.467, 23.533 (Morokweng) |
| Oasis |
Libya |
18 km |
< 120 million |
24°35′N 24°24′E / 24.583, 24.4 (Oasis) |
| Ouarkziz |
Algeria |
3.5 km |
< 70 million |
29°0′N 7°33′W / 29, -7.55 (Ouarkziz) |
| Roter Kamm |
Namibia |
2.5 km |
3.7 ± 0.3 million |
27°46′S 16°18′E / -27.767, 16.3 (Roter Kamm) |
| Talemzane |
Algeria |
1.75 km |
< 3 million |
33°19′N 4°2′E / 33.317, 4.033 (Talemzane) |
| Tenoumer |
Mauritania |
1.9 km |
21,400 ± 9,700 |
22°55′N 10°24′W / 22.917, -10.4 (Tenoumer) |
| Tin Bider |
Algeria |
6 km |
< 70 million |
27°36′N 5°7′E / 27.6, 5.117 (Tin Bider) |
| Tswaing (was Pretoria Saltpan) |
South Africa |
1.13 km |
0.220 ± 0.052 million |
25°24′S 28°5′E / -25.4, 28.083 (Tswaing) |
| Vredefort |
South Africa |
300 km |
2023 ± 4 million |
27°0′S 27°30′E / -27, 27.5 (Vredefort) |
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