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A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance. [1] They can be natural geological and geographical features such as waterfalls, cliffs, craters, fossil, sand dunes, rock forms, valleys and coral reefs.
Protected areas listed as IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) by the World Conservation Union / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Articles tagged as "III" in the Protected Area Infobox are automatically added to this Wikipedia category.
Ming dynasty-era Zhenhai Bridge destroyed by torrential floodwaters during the 2020 China floods, which were significantly exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change.. This is a list of significant natural or man-made landmarks that have been destroyed or damaged as a direct result or byproduct of anthropogenic climate change, such as by increased sea levels, exceptional rainfall or 100-year ...
Pages in category "Natural monuments" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Natural Monuments of South Korea (1 C, 11 P) Natural monuments of Spain (1 P) T. Natural monuments of Turkey (21 P) V. Natural monuments of Venezuela (20 P)
Of great natural beauty, the Lagosteiros Natural Monument and its tracks are nowadays located on, and immediately adjacent to, the edge of the cliff that defines the northern side of the Lagosteiros Bay, and approximately 1400 meters away NNE from Cape Espichel. The tracks are visible in a stratum of yellowish-brown limestone. [3]
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is a Pliocene-age site near Hagerman, Idaho. The 4,351-acre (17.61 km 2 ) Monument is internationally significant because it protects one of the richest known fossil deposits from the Blancan North American Land Mammal Age. [ 3 ]