Natural world · Evidence-led place record

Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark

FI

The Isterinkoski rapids in the Poikajoki River fall nearly thirty metres and span millions of years in the geological record.Visit Lake Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake in Finland, covering almost 900 km².Local museums, such as Lamminaho Farm and the Kalevala village of Ahmas, preserve traditional ways of life and support educational activities focused on sustainability.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationFI
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 132,600 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as The Isterinkoski rapids in the Poikajoki River fall nearly thirty metres and span millions of years in the geological record.Visit Lake Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake in Finland, covering almost 900 km².Local museums, such as Lamminaho Farm and the Kalevala village of Ahmas, preserve traditional ways of life and support educational activities focused on sustainability. 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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