Magma Geopark, Norway

This geopark is located in southwestern Norway and has an area of 2,329 km². It became a global geopark in 2010. The geopark has 46 geosites that are open to the public, including the serpentine rocks of St. Olav, a fascinating glacier ridge of long rolling hills; the Gloppedal rock debris heap, which is one of the largest landslides in Europe; the Eigerøy lighthouse and the coastal landscape area, which includes a walk through a large magma chamber; the Blåfjell ilmenite waste; and Hellersheia, which is an anorthosite landscape with boulders and caves. At Storeknuten, visitors can see the magma that has formed Europe’s largest stratospheric landscape as well as the Ørsdalen tungsten mine, Gursli waste molybdenum, large coastal caves and the waste railway at Flekkefjord. Although the magma has cooled and consolidated and the mountains have been eroded, the foundations of the ancient mountains can still be seen. The geopark contains anorthosite, which is more common on the moon than on...