Natural world · Evidence-led place record

Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark

CN

Travel on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway, the highest railway in the world and the longest to cross permafrost, which passes through the geopark.Cycle along the scenic 109 National Highway, a popular route from Nanshankou to Kunlun Mountain Pass with breathtaking views.Discover traditional Haixi Mongolian crafts and cultural practices preserved by local artisans and recognised as provincial intangible heritage.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationCN
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 703,317 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Mount Kunlun UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Travel on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway, the highest railway in the world and the longest to cross permafrost, which passes through the geopark.Cycle along the scenic 109 National Highway, a popular route from Nanshankou to Kunlun Mountain Pass with breathtaking views.Discover traditional Haixi Mongolian crafts and cultural practices preserved by local artisans and recognised as provincial intangible heritage. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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