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Merangin Jambi UNESCO Global Geopark

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Visit Lake Depati Empat, a tectonic wonder nestled between ancient faults, featuring Pliocene-aged granodiorite and volcanic formations that showcase millions of years of geological history.Explore Goa Kristal Tiangko, a prehistoric karst cave rich in archaeological significance, where ancient tools and artefacts reveal human settlement dating back over 9,000 years.Discover the Mengkarang Formation along the riverbanks, where fossilised brachiopods, crinoids and ferns from the Early Permian peri

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationID
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2023
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 483,200 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Merangin Jambi UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Merangin Jambi UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Visit Lake Depati Empat, a tectonic wonder nestled between ancient faults, featuring Pliocene-aged granodiorite and volcanic formations that showcase millions of years of geological history.Explore Goa Kristal Tiangko, a prehistoric karst cave rich in archaeological significance, where ancient tools and artefacts reveal human settlement dating back over 9,000 years.Discover the Mengkarang Formation along the riverbanks, where fossilised brachiopods, crinoids and ferns from the Early Permian peri. 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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