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Klirou Bridge

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Chypre (Europe et Amérique du nord)
Date de soumission : 04/02/2002
Critères: (viii)(ix)
Catégorie : Naturel
Soumis par : Ministry of Communications and Works Department of Antiquities Nicosia
Coordonnées 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.