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Over millions of years the steep cliffs that can be seen today, exposed by faults, were formed through weathering and erosion. This geology can be seen at Danxiashan Geopark in China, where there is about 290 square kilometers of streams, forest and towering Danxian rock formations. [6]
Mount Danxia (Chinese: 丹 霞 山; pinyin: Dānxiá Shān) is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China".
The city of Houston is served by the Chickasaw County School District. Houston High School is the community's high school. The Houston School District and the old Chickasaw County district merged into a new district on July 1, 2021. [12] The Houston Public Schools system is home to 11-time National Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge Championships.
The Global Geoparks Network (GGN) (also known as the Global Network of National Geoparks) is UNESCO assisted network established in 1998. Managed under the body's Ecological and Earth Sciences Division, the GGN seeks the promotion and conservation of the planet's geological heritage, as well as encourages the sustainable research and development by the concerned communities.
It covers 322 square kilometres (124 sq mi). The site became a quasi-national geopark on 23 April 2012 (provisional name: Zhangye Danxia Geopark). It was formally designated as "Zhangye National Geopark" by the Ministry of Land and Resources on 16 June 2016, after it passed the on-site acceptance test.
A geopark must first apply for accreditation in a "National Geopark Network", if it exists, or its equivalent if it does not. "National Geopark" is a label affixed by UNESCO to noteworthy parks or park systems within a nation. Once accredited there, the geopark applies (through its managers) to the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN).
Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877. [3] Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway. [4] A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891. [5]
Number of NGPs (unit): 281 (incl. 226 approved sites & 55 pre-qualified sites; excl. 2 revoked pre-qualified sites, as at June 21, 2021) † Area of NGPs (10,000 ha): TBV; Total Number of GPs (unit): 558 (excl. GGPs, as of 2024) Area of GPs (10,000 ha): 794.34 (as of 2024) Beijing. Shihuadong National Geopark; Yanqing Petrified Wood National ...