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GeoMôn UNESCO Global Geopark

GB

Explore Holyhead’s geological trail from the Fish Dock to Breakwater Quarry, where ancient rocks meet historic stone-built structures across the town.Walk the 200 km Anglesey Coastal Footpath, giving access to 90% of the island’s geological highlights through varied landscapes and geotrails.Visit Porth Amlwch, a former copper shipping hub set in a fault-formed harbour, linked to the globally significant geology of Parys Mountain.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationGB
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 180,000 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is GeoMôn UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

GeoMôn UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Explore Holyhead’s geological trail from the Fish Dock to Breakwater Quarry, where ancient rocks meet historic stone-built structures across the town.Walk the 200 km Anglesey Coastal Footpath, giving access to 90% of the island’s geological highlights through varied landscapes and geotrails.Visit Porth Amlwch, a former copper shipping hub set in a fault-formed harbour, linked to the globally significant geology of Parys Mountain. 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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