Stevns Klint information

Stevns Klint
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Stevns Municipality, Zealand, Denmark
Criteria	Natural: (viii)
Reference	1416
Inscription	2014 (38th Session)
Area	50 ha (120 acres)
Buffer zone	4,136 ha (10,220 acres)
Coordinates	55°16′2″N 12°25′24″E / 55.26722°N 12.42333°E
	Location of Stevns Klint in Zealand Stevns Klint (Denmark)

Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Stretching 17 km (11 mi) along the coast, it is of geological importance as one of the best exposed Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundaries in the world.^[1] Subject to frequent erosion, the cliff rises to a height of up to 40 m (130 ft).^[2] Because of its exceptional fossil record, Stevns Klint was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Stevns Klint". UNESCO World Heritage Site. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Stevns Klint". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[unesco-1] "Stevns Klint". UNESCO World Heritage Site. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[dsd-2] "Stevns Klint". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 23 June 2014.

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