'Looking glass to the past': Danish cliffs win Unesco world heritage status

'Looking glass to the past': Danish cliffs win Unesco world heritage status

The two cliffs of Hanklit and Knudeklint, which overlook Denmark's Limfjord in the north of Jutland, were on Saturday given UNESCO World Heritage status.

Limfjord fossils added to the World Heritage List - The Copenhagen Post

On Saturday, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee added 55–56 million-year-old fossils from the western part of the Limfjord to the World Heritage list. The nomination specifically covers two cliffs: Hanklit on Mors and Knudeklinten on Fur. The cliffs were included because they house some of the most well-preserved fossils, especially of birds. The decision was made […]