view gallery |  Calanques de Piana - Corse - France
in Places of Geologic Significance Situé entre Calvi et Ajaccio sur la côte Ouest de la Corse, ce site naturel exceptionnel est inscrit depuis 1983 au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité tout comme le golfe de Porto et la réserve de Scandola. posted by: Alfouine location: Corse, France date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Les Orgues - Ille-sur-Têt (Pyrénées-Orientales), France
in Places of Geologic Significance [FR] Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Têt sont des cheminées de fée résultent de l'érosion de roches sédimentaires vieilles de quatre millions d'années. [EN] An exceptional landscape of astonishing natural structures: the "fairy chimneys". posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Raukar near Langhammars - Gotland, Sweden
in Places of Geologic Significance The limestone pillars called raukar are found in the Baltic Sea area on the shores of Gotland and Öland and in northern Norway. Some particularly fine specimens can be found at Langhammars in northern Gotland. posted by: FamilieFrohne location: Gotland, Sweden date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Little Sahara State Park - Waynoka, OK
in Places of Geologic Significance Sand Dunes in Oklahoma? Little Sahara State Park is centered on this geologic oddity - south of Waynoka, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 4/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pena Corneira - Leiro, Ourense, España
in Places of Geologic Significance The Sierra de Pena Corneira is a mountain range in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula , located in the Galician province of Orense , in Spain . It has the status of a Natural Monument . posted by: Ariberna location: Galicia, Spain date approved: 4/3/2022 last visited: 4/4/2022 |
view gallery |  estratigrafía arqueológica - Ourense, Galicia, España
in Places of Geologic Significance different sediments here posted by: Ariberna location: Galicia, Spain date approved: 3/20/2022 last visited: 3/20/2022 |
view gallery |  Walls of Jericho - Estillfork, Alabama
in Places of Geologic Significance Located on the Tennessee and Alabama Border. posted by: flyingmoose location: Tennessee date approved: 1/15/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Les taffoni de Cucuruzzu - Levie - France
in Places of Geologic Significance Sur le chemin pour découvrir le site de Cucuruzzu et les cateddu du Capula, un paysage extraordinaire de chaos granitique fait d'immenses rochers sculptés par le vent et la pluie. posted by: Alfouine location: Corse, France date approved: 12/17/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Chimney Rocks, Geological Area - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
in Places of Geologic Significance The Chimney Rocks Formation is located in the Ridge and Valley Province. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/17/2021 last visited: 12/17/2021 |
view gallery |  LIG - Luarca, Asturias, España
in Places of Geologic Significance Geological Heritage in this cliffs posted by: Ariberna location: Principado de Asturias, Spain date approved: 11/29/2021 last visited: 12/1/2021 |
view gallery |  Alabaster Caverns - Freedom, OK
in Places of Geologic Significance Alabaster Caverns is the only gypsum show cave in the United States, and one of the largest in the world - in Freedom, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 11/29/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Seaton - Devon
in Places of Geologic Significance Seaton is also the only town on the Jurassic Coast where rocks from all three of the World Heritage Site’s geological periods – Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous – can be viewed in their natural environment. posted by: SMacB location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 11/8/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Loonse en Drunense Nationaal Park - Waalwijk, NL
in Places of Geologic Significance In the Loonse en Drunense Duinen you will find forest, heath and especially a lot of sand. It is one of the largest shifting sand areas in Western Europe. posted by: T-Team! location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands date approved: 11/8/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Solomon's Pillars - Timna Park, Eilat, Israel
in Places of Geologic Significance Solomon's Pillars are natural geological formations named after the biblical king. They are located in Timna valley, 20 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba (or Gulf of Eilat) of the Red Sea. posted by: ashberry location: Israel date approved: 9/19/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gletscherschliff am Küchelberg in Meran, Südtirol, Italien
in Places of Geologic Significance [DE]Am östlichen Ende des Tappeiner-Weges in Meran liegt ein schönes Naturdenkmal, der Gletscherschliff Küchelberg.
[EN]At the eastern end of the Tappeiner Trail in Merano lies a very beautiful natural monument, the glacier grind Küchelberg. posted by: aendgraend location: Trentino–Alto Adige, Italy date approved: 9/11/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Diabase Rock Formation -Pointe des Monts
in Places of Geologic Significance These dikes are always impressive. posted by: davidb1957 location: Québec, Canada date approved: 8/26/2021 last visited: 10/10/2021 |
view gallery |  La carrière de Beauchâteau - Senzeilles, Belgique
in Places of Geologic Significance FR - Située à environ 2 km au sud-est de Senzeilles, cette carrière de marbre rouge.
EN - Located about 2 km south-east of Senzeilles, this red marble quarry posted by: geotrouvtou59 location: Namur, Belgium date approved: 8/8/2021 last visited: 8/9/2021 |
view gallery |  Monument Rocks - Scott City, KS
in Places of Geologic Significance Monument Rocks, KS posted by: TerraViators location: Kansas date approved: 6/23/2021 last visited: 3/7/2022 |
view gallery |  Bigler's Rocks - Grampian, PA
in Places of Geologic Significance Bigler's Rocks are over 300 million years old. There is a parking area, picnic pavilion, hiking trails, Bigler's Run, and playground. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 6/17/2021 last visited: 6/17/2021 |
view gallery |  The Hogsback - Ottawa, Ontario
in Places of Geologic Significance A plaque located on a concrete wall along Hogsback Falls, in Ottawa, Ontario, provide information on the rocks which covered this region in Ordovician Time some 400 million years ago. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/10/2021 last visited: 5/15/2022 |
view gallery |  Sol de Mañana Geiser and sulver
in Places of Geologic Significance Sol de Mañana (Spanish: Morning Sun) is a geothermal area in Sur Lípez Province in the Potosi Department of south-western Bolivia. It extends over 10 km2, between 4800m and 5000m in altitude. posted by: Beeklust location: Bolivia date approved: 6/4/2021 last visited: 6/19/2021 |
view gallery |  Laguna Verde, Bolivia
in Places of Geologic Significance Laguna Verde (Spanish for "green lake") is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the southwestern Altiplano in Bolivia. It is located in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department. It is close to the Chilean border, at the foot of the volcano posted by: Beeklust location: Bolivia date approved: 6/4/2021 last visited: 6/19/2021 |
view gallery |  Ediacaran Period Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
in Places of Geologic Significance The 'Golden Spike' marks the Ediacaran period boundary in the rock exposed in Enorama Creek posted by: bucketeer location: South Australia, Australia date approved: 4/23/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Le Mont-Valérian - Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine), France
in Places of Geologic Significance [FR] Le Mont Valérien est une colline française culminant à 161 mètres. [EN] Mont Valérien is a hill in France 161 meters in elevation. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 3/18/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Grindløse ås - Grindløse, Denmark
in Places of Geologic Significance 10 højdemeter syner ikke af meget, men Grindløse ås vækker opsigt. Åsen snor sig 2 kilometer gennem landskabet. De 2 kilometer er den sidste, fredede rest af en ås, der gik gennem det flade nordfynske landskab. posted by: Klabautermanden location: Denmark date approved: 2/10/2021 last visited: never |
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