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Romania 1971 Tourism Babele is located in the Bucegi massif within the Southern Carpathians. The mushroom shaped columns are created by differential erosion of the original strata which comprise igneous and sedimentary rocks.  |
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Albania 2008 Landscapes The 26 km long Osum Canyon is located in southern Albania. It is created by the erosive and solvent forces of Osum River, exerted on the limestone rock formations of the Çorovoda anticline structure, over the lase 2 to 3 million years.  |
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Greece 2019 Centenary of Mount Olympus First Ascent Mount Olympus is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea. It comprises mainly Upper Triassic limestone which was uplifted by tectonic forces. Ice Age glaciation created much of the present-day topography.  |
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Greece 1979 Landscapes Milos and the nearby islands belong to Aegean Volcanic Arc, formed by the subduction of the African plate under the Aegean area. Landforms such as columnar joints in dacite and basalt formations are common on these islands.  |
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Turkey 1993 Preservation of Pamukkale Pamukkale is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for travertine terrace formations precipitated from thermal spring water.  |
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Turkey 1999 EUROPA Köprülü Canyon is located in the Province of Antalya. The 14 km long canyon cut by Kopru River features limestone cliffs exceeding 100 meters in height.  |
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Cyprus 2017 European Capital of Culture Aphrodite's Rock stands on the southwest coast of the Pafos district. This large limestone block of Late Triassic age is the remnant of an olistostrome deposit transported here during Late Cretaceous.  |
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Cyprus 2015 Landscapes Avakas Gorge is located on the Avakas River at the western end of Cyprus. The 3 km long gorge is known for its narrow space between steep limestone walls up to 30 meters in height.  |
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Lebanon 1966 Landscapes Pigeons Rock stand just off the coast of Raouché, Beirut. They are the remnants of a Cretaceous limestone formation which slumped into the sea and eroded by wind and wave.  |
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Israel 2015 Rivers The intermittent Zin River cuts through Cretaceous sandstone and limestone formations in Negev Desert. Wind and water continues to shape the landscape, forming valleys and canyons.  |
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Jordan 2021 Nature Reserves Dhana Biosphere Reserve is located in south-central Jordan. Wind erosion of fluvial sandstone, marine limestone, and granite formations created the present-day landscape.  |
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Greece 2015 Volcanoes of Greece The island of Nisyros is a stratovolcano at the eastern end of the Hellenic island arc. The volcano is currently active but not erupting, and fumaroles are found inside its caldera. The ground is hot and is covered by tiny sulfur crystals.  |
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Malta 2009 Scenery Reqqa Point is located on the northern coast of the island of Gozo. The small coralline limestone cape has an elevation of 6 meters and drops to a depth of 17 to 25 meters underwater.  |
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Malta 2018 SEPAC Spectacular Views Dwejra Bay is situated on the western shore of the island of Gozo. It is known for a great variety of limestone landscapes: sea cliffs (shown in the stamp), natural arches, sink holes, caves, and rocky beaches.  |
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