The Global Geoparks Network now covers ten new members, with the addition of sites in Austria, China, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey and Uruguay. The new sites bring the total number of Geoparks in the Network to 100, located in 29 countries.
(1)sennongjia Globa Geopark, P.R.China
(2)Yanqing Global Geopark, P.R.China
(3)Sesia - Val Grande Global Geopark, Italy
(4)Oki island Global Geopark, Japan
(5)Hondsrug Global Geopark, the Netherlands
(6)Azores Global Geopark, Portugal
(7)Idrija Global Geopark, Slovenia
(8)Karawanke/Karawanken Global Geopark, Slovenia/Austria
(9)Kula Volcanic Global Geopark, Turkey
(10)Grutas del Palacio Global Geopark, Uruguay
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