List of national geoparks

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This list includes areas designated as "geopark" on the national level. This should not be confused with members of either the European Geoparks Network [1] or the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. [2]

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Australia

Austria

Brazil

Bulgaria

China

Czech Republic

Germany

Indonesia

Japan

South Africa

Turkey

United Kingdom

There are no 'national Geoparks' within the UK (as at July 2020); there are however a number of UNESCO Global Geoparks.

Vietnam

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References

  1. "European Geoparks Network". Europeangeoparks.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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