List of national geoparks
This list includes areas designated as 'Geopark' on the national level. Note that this should not be confused with members of either the European Geoparks Network[1] or the UNESCO-assisted Global Geoparks Network.[2]
Australia
Austria
Brazil
- Araripe Geopark
- Geopark Paleorrota
Bulgaria
- Geopark Iskar-Panega - the first of its kind in Bulgaria
China
Hong Kong
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
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France
- Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon
- Parc Naturel Régional du Massif des Bauges
- Réserve Géologique de Haute Provence
Germany
- Bayern-Böhmen
- Bergstrasse - Odenwald Geopark
- Eiszeitland am Oderrand: Postglacial Landscape on the river Oder
- GrenzWelten
- Harz - Brunswick Land - Eastphalia National Geopark
- Inselsberg - Drei Gleichen
- Kyffhäuser
- Mecklenburg Ice Age Landscape Park
- Muskau Arch Geopark (transnational - shared with Poland)
- Ries
- Ruhrgebiet
- Swabian Jura Geopark
- TERRA.vita Nature Park
- Vulkanland Eifel Geopark
- Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus
Greece
Hungary
- Bakony-Balaton Geopark
- Novohrad - Nograd Geopark (transnational Geopark shared with Slovakia)
Indonesia
- Batur Global Geopark
- Toba Lake
- Ciletuh Geopark
- Gunung Sewu UNESCO Global Geopark (Gunungkidul,Wonogiri dan Pacitan)
Iran
- Qeshm Geopark - Hara forests
Italy
- Adamello-Brenta
- Geological and Mining Park of Sardinia
- Madonie Regional Natural Park
- Parco del Beigua
Japan
- Chichibu Geopark
- Itoigawa Geopark
- Izu Peninsula Geopark
- Muroto Geopark
- Oki Islands Geopark
- San'in Kaigan Geopark
- Toya Caldera and Mount Usu Geopark
Malaysia
Norway
Poland
- Muskau Arch Geopark (transnational - shared with Germany)
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Romania
Slovakia
- Novohrad - Nograd Geopark (transnational Geopark; also extends into Hungary)
South Africa
- Barberton Geopark
- Vredefort Meteor Impact Site
Spain
- Cabo de Gata Natural Park
- Maestrazgo Cultural Park
- Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark is located in Castile – La Mancha region, in Guadalajara Province, about 200 km north-east of Madrid. Geographically, the region of Molina is part of the southern Iberian plateau between the river Ebro to the north and the Tagus River to the south. These rivers strongly marked the Geopark’s landscape, flora, fauna, and human settlement. The geological heritage interest of the Geopark is based on large continuous sedimentary series, ranging from the Ordovician to the present. They constitute a record of major events from the last 400 million years of Earth history. More than 20 sections of archetypical geological formations telling this story have been identified by scientists, with geological stratotypes and boundaries of international interest. The area has been inhabited since ancient times, and includes important samples of Palaeolithic rock art and Celtiberian fortresses that have provided valuable information about the Celtberian culture.
- Sobrarbe Geopark
- Subbeticas Geopark
United Kingdom
England
- Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
- Cotswold Hills Geopark (proposed (Dec 2011))
- English Riviera Geopark
- North Pennines AONB Geopark
Northern Ireland
- Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark (extends into Republic of Ireland)
Scotland
Wales
- Fforest Fawr Geopark
- GeoMon (Isle of Anglesey Geopark)
United States
Arizona
California
- Alabama Hills Recreation Area[4]
- Castle Crags State Park
- Devil's Punchbowl County Natural Area Park[5]
- Joshua Tree National Park[6]
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area[7]
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center[8]
South Dakota
Utah
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Zion National Park
Vietnam
See also
References
- ^ http://www.europeangeoparks.org
- ^ http://www.globalgeopark.org/publish/portal1/
- ^ Delight as Shetland’s remarkable rocks recognised with Geopark status, Shetland Times, 15 September 2009
- ^ http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop/scenic_byways/alabamas.html blm.gov/ca. Alabama Hills Recreation Area. access date: 5/22/2010.
- ^ http://www.devils-punchbowl.com/index.html
- ^ http://www.geotimes.org/mar07/article.html?id=Travels0307.html Geotimes: Joshua Tree National Park: A Geologic Oasis. access date: 5/22/2010.
- ^ http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ redrockcanyonlv.org. Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association. access date: 5/22/2010.
- ^ http://parks.lacounty.info/Parkinfo.asp? URL=cms1_033383.asp&Title=Vasquez parks.lacounty.info. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center. access date: 5/22/2010.
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/badl/naturescience/index.htm nps.gov. Badlands National Park; Nature & Science. access date: 5/22/2010.
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