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Cabo Ortegal UNESCO Global Geopark

ES

Visit Teixidelo Beach, the only beach in the world with black sand of non-volcanic origin, a unique geological phenomenon shaped by the region’s dynamic landscape.Discover Cape Ortegal and Os Aguillóns, a striking headland that marks the geographical division between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea, offering breathtaking coastal views.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationES
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2023
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 79,972 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Cabo Ortegal UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Cabo Ortegal UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Visit Teixidelo Beach, the only beach in the world with black sand of non-volcanic origin, a unique geological phenomenon shaped by the region’s dynamic landscape.Discover Cape Ortegal and Os Aguillóns, a striking headland that marks the geographical division between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea, offering breathtaking coastal views. 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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