Monte San Giorgio in Italy

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Protectedplanet.net

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 2003
Size of heritage: 1,089 ha
- Buffer zone: 3,207 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 8,914°
Latitude: 45,889°

About

The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic Period (245–230 million years ago). The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within this lagoon, including reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites, echinoderms and crustaceans. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also include land-based fossils of reptiles, insects and plants, resulting in an extremely rich source of fossils.

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Swiss Diamond Hotel Lugano

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Distance: 3,1 mi
Vico Morcote
6921 Vico Morcote
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Hotel Caroline

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20150 Brusimpiano
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Coronado

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Via Borromini, 10
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Il Canneto

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Via Fratelli Bertolla 59
21050 Porto Ceresio
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Serpiano

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Via Serpiano
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Alpino Hotel Ristorante

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21050 Cuasso Al Monte
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Impero Hotel Beauty and Spa Varese

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Via Lugano
21050 Gaggiolo
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Madonnina Albergo Ristorante

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Largo Lanfranco da Ligurno 1
21050 Cantello
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B&b Il Pioppo Antico

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via Turconi 4
20159 Viggiu
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Le Pinete

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Via Le Pinete 2
21059 Viggiu'
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