Phu Yen establishes geopark
The southern central province of Phu Yen has decided to establish a geopark which covers thousands of square kilometres.
The Phu Yen Geopark covers a total area of 2,927 square kilometres, stretching over Tuy Hoa City, Song Cau Town, Dong Hoa Town Town, Tuy An District and parts of Phu Hoa and Son Hoa districts.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been assigned to manage the park and prepare a dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition of the Phu Yen Geopark as a UNESCO Global Geopark.
According to experts, Phu Yen boasts the potential to build a geopark accredited by UNESCO as the localities possess geological heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity.
The province is characterised by metamorphic rocks dating back about 2.5 billion to 542 million years ago.
The Phu Yen Geopark covers a total area of 2,927 square kilometres, stretching over Tuy Hoa City, Song Cau Town, Dong Hoa Town Town, Tuy An District and parts of Phu Hoa and Son Hoa districts.
Rapids of Stone Plates in Phu Yen
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been assigned to manage the park and prepare a dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition of the Phu Yen Geopark as a UNESCO Global Geopark.
According to experts, Phu Yen boasts the potential to build a geopark accredited by UNESCO as the localities possess geological heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity.
The province is characterised by metamorphic rocks dating back about 2.5 billion to 542 million years ago.
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