Situated in north-eastern South Africa, the site comprises 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, one of the world’s oldest geological structures. The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains represents the best-preserved succession of volcanic and sedimentary rock dating back 3.6 to 3.25 billion years, when the first continents were starting to form on the primitive Earth. It features meteor-impact fallback breccias resulting from the impact of meteorites formed just after the Great Bombardment (4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago).
国别 | 南非 South Africa |
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中文名称 | 巴伯顿玛空瓦山脉 |
英文名称 | Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains |
遗产类别 | 自然遗产 |
登录年份 | 2018 |
选入标准 | (viii) |
发行国家/地区:南非 South Africa