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A look at 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks   Tue, Apr 27 2021 12:56:57 PM By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Apr 27 (IANSlife): Earlier this month, UNESCO designated eight new UNESCO Global Geoparks, which brings the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 169 in 44 countries. These newly designated UNESCO Global Geoparks are: Vestjylland UNESCO Global Geopark, Denmark About one-third of the Geopark s surface area is on land, the rest consisting of marine areas in the Limfjord and the North Sea. The terrestrial part of the Geopark s hilly glacial landscapes with flat outwash plains, lagoons and lakes was formed by successive ice ages, particularly the most recent ice age, the Main Advance, that took place 23,000 to 21,000 years ago. Wind and water have continued to impact the landscape in many highly visible ways. The Geopark comprises 13 Natura, 2000 sites and five nature and wildlife reserves encompassing more than 90 geological and natural sites.

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