geology Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/geology/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:22:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png geology Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/geology/ 32 32 Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands https://worldheritagesites.net/marquesas-islands/ https://worldheritagesites.net/marquesas-islands/#respond Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:09:48 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38569 A remote group of Polynesian islands with wonderfully diverse and unique ecosystems on land and in the sea.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/marquesas-islands/feed/ 0 Schokland and Surroundings https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/ https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:06:11 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38547 A former island, now land-locked, that illustrates the battle that the people of the Netherlands have fought against the sea over many centuries.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/feed/ 0 Škocjan Caves https://worldheritagesites.net/skocjan-caves/ https://worldheritagesites.net/skocjan-caves/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:34:35 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38342 A massive and scientifically important underground cave system known for its beauty.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/skocjan-caves/feed/ 0 Joggins Fossil Cliffs https://worldheritagesites.net/joggins-fossil-cliffs/ https://worldheritagesites.net/joggins-fossil-cliffs/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:51:07 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38318 On the coast along the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, important for its extensive fossil record of the Carboniferous Period.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/joggins-fossil-cliffs/feed/ 0 Quebrada de Humahuaca https://worldheritagesites.net/quebrada-de-humahuaca/ https://worldheritagesites.net/quebrada-de-humahuaca/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:09:33 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38161 A valley famous for its colorful mountains that was an important Inca trade route for centuries.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/quebrada-de-humahuaca/feed/ 0 Messel Pit Fossil Site https://worldheritagesites.net/messel-pit-fossil-site/ https://worldheritagesites.net/messel-pit-fossil-site/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:25:31 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38099 A former shale-oil mine that contains a wealth of remarkably well-preserved fossils from a 47-million-year-old Eocene ecosystem.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/messel-pit-fossil-site/feed/ 0 Stevns Klint https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/ https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:36:27 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37156 A long limestone cliff containing an exceptional fossil record of life on Earth both before and after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/feed/ 0 Huascarán National Park https://worldheritagesites.net/huascaran-national-park/ https://worldheritagesites.net/huascaran-national-park/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:26:41 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=36547 A beautiful mountainous landscape in the Andes, with a wide diversity of geological features and species.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/huascaran-national-park/feed/ 0 Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) https://worldheritagesites.net/tajik-national-park/ https://worldheritagesites.net/tajik-national-park/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:28:45 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35414 A vast and remote landscape of barren terrain, towering peaks and glaciers.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/tajik-national-park/feed/ 0 Miguasha National Park https://worldheritagesites.net/miguasha-national-park/ https://worldheritagesites.net/miguasha-national-park/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:23:44 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35394 A cliff-side location with many well-preserved fossils from the period when species moved from sea to land.

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