Tectonic Arena Sardona

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Tectonic Arena Sardona is a renowned Swiss Alpine region recognized by UNESCO for its exceptional geological formations that vividly display the processes of mountain building and plate tectonics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
geological heritage site ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
area_km2 ~300 ⓘ
conservationFocus protection of geological features ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
geologicalSignificance clear evidence of plate tectonics ⓘ
exceptional exposure of mountain building processes ⓘ
globalSignificance key site for understanding plate tectonics in mountain belts ⓘ
type area for thrust tectonics ⓘ
hasViewpoint Sardona area viewpoints ⓘ
highestPeak Ringelspitz ⓘ
highestPeakElevation_m 3247 ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2008 ⓘ
languageRegion German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
locatedIn Swiss Alps ⓘ
canton of Glarus ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Glarus

canton of Graubünden ⓘ
canton of St. Gallen ⓘ
mainRockType crystalline basement rock ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ
management Swiss federal and cantonal authorities ⓘ
mountainRange Glarus Alps ⓘ
nearestMajorTown Chur ⓘ
Glarus ⓘ
notableFeature Glarus thrust ⓘ
overthrust of older rocks over younger rocks ⓘ
partOf Alpine orogenic belt ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
rockAgeRange Cenozoic ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ
Permian ⓘ
showsProcess continental collision ⓘ
folding ⓘ
orogeny ⓘ
thrust faulting ⓘ
timeSpanOfFormation over 250 million years ⓘ
tourismActivity guided geological excursions ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria viii ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site ⓘ
usedFor education ⓘ
geological research ⓘ
geotourism ⓘ
visibilityOfStructures exceptionally clear ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glarus → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Tectonic Arena Sardona ⓘ
Glarus Alps → contains → Sardona ⓘ
linked to: Tectonic Arena Sardona
Piz Sardona area → partOf → Sardona Tectonic Arena ⓘ
linked to: Tectonic Arena Sardona
Piz Sardona area → near → UNESCO World Heritage Site Sardona Tectonic Arena ⓘ
linked to: Tectonic Arena Sardona
Tödi → partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona ⓘ
linked to: Tectonic Arena Sardona
Glarus thrust → partOf → Tectonic Arena Sardona ⓘ