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Hong Kong Global Geopark (香港世界地質公園), formerly Hong Kong National Geopark (香港國家地質公園), was inaugurated on November 3, 2009.〔(Chief Executive opens Hong Kong National Geopark )〕 It covers an area of 50 km2 across parts of the Eastern and Northeastern New Territories.〔(discoverhongkong.com : Hong Kong National Geopark )〕 It includes eight sites (and combinations of sites).〔(hkoutdoors.com : Hong Kong Geopark )〕 On September 18, 2011, UNESCO listed the Geopark as part of its Global Geoparks Network. Hong Kong Geopark is made up of eight Geo-Areas distributed across the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region and Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region.〔(Geopark leaflet )〕 * Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region * * High Island and High Island Reservoir * * Ung Kong Group (甕缸群島): Wang Chau, Basalt Island and Bluff Island * * Ninepin Group * * Sharp Island * Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region * * Double Haven * * North and south coasts of Tolo Channel. The Geo-Area includes the north shore of Tolo Channel, Ma Shi Chau on the southwest shore and Lai Chi Chong on the south shore. Most of the rocks along the north shore of Tolo Channel and at Bluff Head are the oldest in Hong Kong, formed about 400 million years ago during the Devonian Period. * * Port Island — Bluff Head (Wong Chuk Kok Tsui) * * Tung Ping Chau ==See also== * Geology of Hong Kong * Conservation in Hong Kong * Protected areas of China * List of National Geoparks 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hong Kong Global Geopark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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