"The property of Møns Klint is a 6 km coastal chalk cliff with exceptional geological and scenic qualities. The white cliffs consist of Cretaceous chalk that has been bulldozed up into one of the world’s largest glaciotectonic complexes by glaciers during the last ice age, c. 17.000 years ago. The coastal position with active wave erosion has exposed a spectacular cross-section, with an outstanding exposure of more than 9000 meters, and a structural relief extending 200 meters from the base to the top of the complex. The steep white cliffs, more than 120 meters above sea level, form jagged towers of whiteness above turquoise waters, stony black flint beaches, and crowned by green beech tree forests on top.
It represents the most spectacular example of glaciotectonic mountain building and illustrates the profound effect of lowland glaciers on Pleistocene landscapes. This unique pocket sized ‘mountain’ is comprised of well- exposed folded and stacked beds of chalk and glaciogenic sediments, and the processes and architecture of this type of glaciotectonic mountain building, closely resembles that of the more well-known process of plate- tectonic orogenic mountain building.
Source: UNESCO WHS Tentative List
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