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East Rennell
East Rennell is located in the southern third of Rennell Island, the southernmost island of the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. At 86 km long and 15 km wide, Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world. The site covers an area of approximately 37,000 hectares, with the marine area extending 3 nautical miles out to sea. The main feature of the island is Lake Tejano, which was once a lagoon on the atoll. The lake is the largest of the Pacific Islands (15,500 hectares), is brackish and contains many rugged limestone islands and endemic species. Most of Rennell is covered in dense forest, with an average canopy height of 20 meters. Combined with the strong climatic influences from frequent hurricanes, the site is a true natural laboratory for scientific research. The site is under traditional land ownership and management.
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
The caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca contain a rich record of the earliest human fossils in Europe, dating back nearly a million years and extending into the Common Era. They represent an exceptional repository of data, the scientific study of which can provide valuable information about the appearance and lifestyle of these distant human ancestors.
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
Located on the southwestern coast of Panama, Isla Coiba National Park protects the island of Coiba, 38 islets, and the surrounding marine areas within the Gulf of Chiriquí. Protected from cold winds and El Niño events, the Pacific Tropical Moist Forest of Isla Coiba maintains an exceptionally high endemism of mammals, birds, and plants, thanks to the continuous evolution of new species. It is also the last refuge for many endangered animals, such as the Crested Eagle. The site is an outstanding natural laboratory for scientific research, providing an important ecological link with the tropical eastern Pacific for the transit and survival of pelagic fish and marine mammals.
Anticosti
Located on Anticosti Island, the largest island in Quebec, this site contains the most complete and best-preserved paleontological record of the first mass extinction of animals (447-437 million years ago), and includes the best-preserved fossil record of marine life spanning 10 million years of Earth history. The number, variety and perfection of its fossils are unparalleled, allowing for world-class scientific research. Thousands of large sedimentary surfaces allow us to observe and study shells and some molluscs from the ancient tropical shallow seabed.
China Geological Museum
The Geological Museum of China is a leading geological museum in Asia with its long history, large collection, high rate of treasures, exquisite displays and fruitful scientific research results. It not only has the three traditional functions of collection, scientific research and social education, but also has the characteristics of the times, integrating popular science, teaching, academic exchanges, appreciation and leisure, and has an increasingly wide social influence. The Geological Museum of China was founded in 1916. In the process of its origin and development in parallel with China's modern science, it has accumulated rich natural essence and cultural relics. It is the leading museum of its kind in Asia with its systematic collection, fruitful results and exquisite displays, and enjoys a high reputation worldwide. The Geological Museum of China has a collection of more than 200,000 geological specimens, covering all fields of geoscience. Among them are the famous dinosaur series fossils such as the giant Shandong dragon and Chinese dragon bird, famous ancient human fossils such as Peking Man, Yuanmou Man, and Upper Cave Man, as well as a large number of precious prehistoric fossils of fish, birds, insects, etc. with both scientific and ornamental value; there are the world's largest "Crystal King", giant fluorite calcite crystal cluster specimens, exquisite Chinese characteristic mineral specimens such as azurite, cinnabar, realgar, orpiment, scheelite, stibnite, and a large number of national treasures such as gems and jade. While carrying out scientific research on its collections, the China Geological Museum has long been engaged in stratigraphic paleontology, mineralogy, gemology and museology research and has achieved fruitful results, especially the results achieved in the research fields of early vertebrate zoology, entomology and the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, which have attracted widespread attention from the scientific community at home and abroad; with systematic and exquisite gem display, unique gem research results, and continuous social promotion activities, it has driven and guided contemporary Chinese gem science research, knowledge popularization and market consumption. The China Geological Museum has long carried out rich and colorful social education activities. Founded in 1981, Earth is the only geoscience magazine in China. The annual National Youth Geoscience Summer Camp has become an important brand of social education activities. Various geoscience activities such as science lectures, science exhibitions, and science consultations are continuous, which has continuously enhanced the social influence of the China Geological Museum. It has been rated as "Beijing Excellent Patriotism Education Base", "Beijing Science Education Base", "National Science Education Base", "National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Demonstration Base" and "National Youth Science and Technology Education Base". The museum was formerly the Geological and Mineral Museum of the Geological Survey of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. The current building is located at No. 15, Xisi Yangrou Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing. It was completed in 1958 and is a landmark building in this area. The building has 6 floors, a total height of about 36 meters, a length of 40 meters from east to west, and a length of 70 meters from north to south. The building area is nearly 11,000 square meters, and the architectural style is stable and generous. In 2001, the largest renovation project in the history of the museum was launched. It lasted for three years. With the goal of building a "domestic first-class and internationally renowned" modern museum, the museum implemented the concept of "people-oriented and audience-first" and invested huge amounts of money, with precise design and good management. The hardware facilities were upgraded as a whole, the displays and exhibitions were comprehensively innovated, and the service system was continuously improved. It has basically become a veritable window for the land and resources industry and a geological platform for quality education for young people.
Evaporative Karst and Caves in the Northern Apennines
The group is an epigenetic gypsum karst that is exceptionally well-preserved and extensive. It has an extremely high density of caves: more than 900 in a relatively small area, with a total length of more than 100 kilometres. This is the oldest and best-studied evaporite karst in the world, with academic research beginning in the 16th century. It also contains some of the deepest gypsum caves in existence, reaching 265 metres below the surface.
Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park
Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park is located at 39 degrees 52 minutes north latitude and 119 degrees 32 minutes east longitude. It is located in the world-famous tourist resort Beidaihe Scenic Area, facing the vast Bohai Bay to the east, the famous Beidaihe scenic spot Pigeon Nest to the south, the Jingshan Railway to the west, and the Asian Games Village to the north. It is a must-go place for Qinhuangdao's north-south tourist route. Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park was built in 1995. It is the second largest wildlife park in my country after Shenzhen Wildlife Park. It is affiliated to the Qinhuangdao Forestry Bureau and is located in the world-famous Beidaihe Scenic Area. It is located in the Seaside National Forest Park surrounded by green trees, golden sands and blue seas. It covers an area of more than 5,000 acres. It is currently the wildlife park with the largest planned area, the highest forest coverage rate and the most beautiful environment in my country's cities. It is a large-scale comprehensive wildlife theme park integrating animal viewing, entertainment and leisure, popular science propaganda, animal research and animal protection.