Lokalitetar
Geoparken har eit nettverk av geo-lokalitetar – stader der geologi, natur og kulturarv møtest og kan opplevast. Her finn du brear, fjordar, kvernsteinshistorie og kystlandskap forma over 400 millionar år.
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Kvitaneset
This locality shows the original contact between sediments from the Høyvik Group and the much older Precambrian plutonic rocks of the Dalsfjord Suite.The…
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Brurastakken
The Brurastakken area consists of sedimentary rocks from the Silurian period, resting in primary sedimentary contact on older metamorphic sediments of the Høyvik…
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Tvibyrge/Tviberg
The site consists, among other things, of metamorphosed basalt lava and intrusions of basalt and gabbro derived from oceanic crust. At Tviberg you…
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Alden Strandflate
Strandflate is a geographical term specific to the coastal landscape of Norway. It refers to a low, flat and often broad coastal zone…
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The ancient graves on Alden
Eight graves from the Iron Age testify to the importance of the island, probably over a period of 2,000 years. Some of the…
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Lambholmen
Lambholmen consists of sandstone from the Devonian period, with some layers rich in fossils. This site is the only known fossil-bearing locality in…
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Værlandet kai
At the ferry quay on Værlandet there is a loose rock block of about 1 m³, which was deposited there during the last…
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Børekletten
Børekletten is a rounded, dome-shaped mountain built up of conglomerate. At its base, the rock is in contact with the Solund–Stavfjord ophiolite complex,…
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Melværrånen
This pleasant circular walk of about 2.5 km takes you through several different rock types. The route passes from conglomerate into breccias with…
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