Thứ Ba, 20 tháng 9, 2011

Gallery: 9 new geoparks endorsed by UNESCO

A glacier-covered volcano, 200-meter-high cliffs and other natural beauties have joined a UN-backed geopark list
Bauges, France
Katla Geopark, Iceland
Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, Ireland
Hong Kong Geopark, China
Apuan Alps, Italy
Muroto Geopark, Japan
Tianzhu Shan Geopark, China
Sierra Norte de Sevilla Geopark, Spain
Villuercas Ibores Jara Geopark, Spain

Excuse us while we gush over the mineral marvels pictured above, taken at the nine geologically important sites that have been added to the Global Network of National Geoparks over the weekend.

The Global Network of National Geoparks is a UNESCO-backed list set up in 2004 to promote better management of the world's geological heritage. With the new additions, the network now has 87 sites from 27 countries.

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