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Nisyros UNESCO Global Geopark

GR

Nisyros UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the southeastern Aegean Sea at the heart of the Dodecanese island group, encompasses the volcanic island of Nisyros and its surrounding islets.This compact geopark is remarkably diverse, shaped by one of the youngest and most active volcanic systems in Greece, and features one of the best-preserved calderas in the Aegean.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationGR
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2026
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 48,100 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Nisyros UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Nisyros UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Nisyros UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the southeastern Aegean Sea at the heart of the Dodecanese island group, encompasses the volcanic island of Nisyros and its surrounding islets.This compact geopark is remarkably diverse, shaped by one of the youngest and most active volcanic systems in Greece, and features one of the best-preserved calderas in the Aegean. 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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