Geopark

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A Geopark (portmanteau for Geological Park) is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in its UNESCO Geoparks International Network of Geoparks programme as follows:

• A territory encompassing one or more sites of scientific importance, not only for geological reasons but also by virtue of its archaeological, ecological or cultural value.

See also

• International Network of Geoparks
• List of Geoparks

External links

• International Network of Geoparks (UNESCO)

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