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India | Two sites to be proposed as UNESCO Geoparks

In a first, an ancient circular lake created by a meteorite strike in Maharashtra and a hexagonal mosaic of basaltic rocks in an island off Udupi are poised to become global geoparks, under a Geological Survey of India (GSI) plan.


Lonar Lake in Maharashtra and St. Mary’s Island and Malpe beach in coastal Karnataka are the GSI’s candidates for UNESCO Global Geopark Network status.


https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/88-million-year-old-isle-and-crater-to-be-geoparks/article25105544.ece

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