Northern entrance to Huguenot tunnel, Du Toits Kloof mountains (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

Northern entrance to Huguenot tunnel, Du Toits Kloof mountains

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The magnificent Du Toits Kloof mountains in the Western Cape will become the bedrock shielding the planned Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory (PAUL) from cosmic radiation.  The laboratory will be accessed via the existing Huguenot tunnel, 800 metres underneath the surface. On the photo, below is the entrance to the North tunnel from Paarl, with the old road leading up to Du Toits Kloof pass on the right.

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Wiida Basson

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