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JEDDAH: The Khurais desert lies halfway between Hufof and Riyadh. Beds of solid sedimentary rock from the Eocene epoch and earlier eras dip gently toward the east. These beds are well exposed for two main reasons — lack of vegetation and extreme wind erosion — and the fossils and geographical gems found here tell the secrets of millions of years ago. Arab News had a deep dive
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 plai...