North West Highlands Geopark

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North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO-recognized geopark in northwest Scotland renowned for its ancient rock formations, dramatic mountain and coastal landscapes, and exceptional geological heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geopark
contains Ardvreck Castle
Cape Wrath
Foinaven
Knockan Crag
Loch Assynt
Moine Thrust
linked to: Moine Thrust Belt

Quinag
Sandwood Bay
Stac Pollaidh
Suilven
Summer Isles
country United Kingdom
designation UNESCO Global Geopark
geologicalAgeRange Archaean to Cambrian
governingBody North West Highlands Geopark Ltd
hasConservationGoal promotion of sustainable tourism
protection of geological heritage
hasGeologicalFeature Precambrian basement rocks
glacially sculpted landscapes
rocky coastlines
sea cliffs
sea stacks
some of the oldest rocks in Europe
thrust fault structures
hasPart Assynt
Coigach
Durness
Kinlochbervie
Lochinver
Scourie
Ullapool
hasWebsite https://www.nwhgeopark.com/
knownFor Lewisian gneiss
Moine Thrust Belt
Moine rocks
linked to: Moine Supergroup

Torridonian sandstone
ancient rock formations
dramatic coastal landscapes
dramatic mountain landscapes
exceptional geological heritage
locatedIn Highland council area
Scotland
Scottish Highlands
northwest Scotland
offers educational programmes
geological interpretation centres
geotourism
guided walks
partOf UNESCO Global Geoparks Network
primaryLanguage English
recognizedBy UNESCO

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Assynt hasDesignation North West Highlands Geopark
Assynt partOf North West Highlands Geopark
Northwest Scotland hasProtectedArea North West Highlands Geopark
subject linked to: northwest Scotland
Scourie region North West Highlands Geopark
Northwest Highlands contains Northwest Highlands Geopark
linked to: North West Highlands Geopark
Knockan Crag partOf North West Highlands Geopark
Canisp isInProtectedArea Northwest Highlands Geopark
linked to: North West Highlands Geopark
North West Highlands Geopark governingBody North West Highlands Geopark Ltd
linked to: North West Highlands Geopark
Inchnadamph partOf North West Highlands Geopark
Quinag isPartOf North West Highlands Geopark
subject linked to: Quinag mountain