Thiruvakkarai Fossil Wood Park
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
National Geo-heritage Monument
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| gptkbp:age |
approximately 20 million years
|
| gptkbp:area |
about 247 acres
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| gptkbp:contains |
fossilized wood
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromPondicherry |
about 35 km
|
| gptkbp:established |
1940
|
| gptkbp:fossil |
roots
branches tree trunks |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thiruvakkarai Fossil Wood Park
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Viluppuram_district
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu |
| gptkbp:location |
Thiruvakkarai
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| gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:Geological_Survey_of_India
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| gptkbp:nearestCity |
gptkb:Pondicherry
|
| gptkbp:numberOfFossils |
over 200
|
| gptkbp:openToPublic |
yes
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| gptkbp:significance |
preserves petrified wood fossils
|
| gptkbp:touristAttraction |
yes
|
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
not a UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Villupuram_district
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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