Onverwacht
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 Onverwacht
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| Coordinates: 5°35′30″N 55°10′40″W / 5.59167°N 55.17778°WCoordinates: 5°35′30″N 55°10′40″W / 5.59167°N 55.17778°W | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Para District |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
Onverwacht (lit. in Dutch: Unexpect) is a capital town of Para District, Suriname. It is located at around 5°35′30″N 55°11′40″W / 5.59167°N 55.19444°W. The locality is notable for finding of some of the earliest known evidence of bacteria is in Onverwacht shales, (C.Michael Hogan. 2010) dating to several billion years before present.
[edit] References
- C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC.
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