Stevns Klint
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Key facts
- Location
- Stevns Municipality , Zealand , Denmark
- Criteria
- Natural: (viii)
- Inscription
- 2014 (38th Session )
- Area
- 50 ha (120 acres)
- Buffer zone
- 4,136 ha (10,220 acres)
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Encyclopedic overview
Aerial view
Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Stretching 17 km (11 mi) along the coast, it is of geological importance as one of the best exposed Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundaries in the world. Subject to frequent erosion, the cliff rises to a height of up to 40 m (130 ft). Because of its exceptional fossil record, Stevns Klint was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stevns Klint” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.