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Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark

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Explore the Cuesta landscape shaped by Mesozoic rock formations and Himalayan uplift, creating two distinct parallel ridges across the geopark.Visit the petrified wood sites of Chaloem Phra Kiat and Mueang, revealing fossilised trees dating back millions of years.Experience cultural heritage through the Sikhio Tai Yuan Indigenous community’s weaving and building traditions, and the Rueankorat-Chalermwatana folklore project.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationTH
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2023
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 316,738 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Explore the Cuesta landscape shaped by Mesozoic rock formations and Himalayan uplift, creating two distinct parallel ridges across the geopark.Visit the petrified wood sites of Chaloem Phra Kiat and Mueang, revealing fossilised trees dating back millions of years.Experience cultural heritage through the Sikhio Tai Yuan Indigenous community’s weaving and building traditions, and the Rueankorat-Chalermwatana folklore project. 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

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.

Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.

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