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Klirou Bridge

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Cyprus (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 04/02/2002
Criteria: (viii)(ix)
Category: Natural
Submission prepared by:
Ministry of Communications and Works Department of Antiquities Nicosia
Coordinates:
N 3874000 - N 3875000 E 513500 - E 514400
Ref.: 1679

Description

NB- This site has to be considered as part of the Troodos ophiolite, a 90 million year old fragment of extremely well-preserved oceanic crust.



Some 600 m below Malounda Bridge. This sites provides an excellent example of how seafloor spreading takes place with dyke swarms showing dyke-indyke intrusion between lava screens.