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- noun geology Any of several official
sites ofgeological importance, often also ofarchaeological ,ecological orcultural value
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unesco insists that a geopark is a geographical area where geological heritage sites are part of a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development.
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UNESCO describes a geopark as a site or area that displays and promotes geological heritage.
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Turkey to open first geopark in July in Ankara's Kızılcahamam
TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News TODAY’S ZAMAN 2010
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Turkey to open first geopark in July in Ankara's Kızılcahamam
TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News TODAY’S ZAMAN 2010
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Turkey to open first geopark in July in Ankara's Kızılcahamam
TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES 2010
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If approved, the New Brunswick geopark will link together several public and private parks under a common name which has a shared geological history of a billion years, said Dr. Randall Miller, curator for geology and paleontology at the New Brunswick Museum.
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The geopark allows tourists to explore the area's rivers, underground chambers through tours of the cave, he said.
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Miller said achieving geopark recognition from the United Nations would help explain the stories and history of New Brunswick's unique geology sites to the world.
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The first geopark in North America, to be located in New Brunswick, will be considered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Miller points to the Marble Arch Caves geopark in Northern Ireland, as an example.
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