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Abava Valley

Valleys

The Abava Valley is the valley of the Abava River across the Talsi, Tukums and Kuldiga municipalities of Latvia, in the historical Kurzeme region. Following its inclusion on the World Monuments Fund Watch List of endangered heritage sites, Latvia designated it a specially protected cultural territory in 1996 and submitted it for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Connections

Associated With

Devonian, Eras
Source Abava Valley (Wikipedia)
Dolomite, Materials
Source Abava Valley (Wikipedia)
Marl, Materials
Source Abava Valley (Wikipedia)
Sandstone, Materials
Source Abava Valley (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Abava Valley

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Abava Valley
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Latvia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Abava Valley
Sources
1. Abava Valley (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Following inclusion on the World Monuments Fund's Watch List of endangered heritage sites, on 20 June 1996 the Republic of Latvia designated the Abava Valley as specially protected cultural territory and on 3 January 2005 it was submitted for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
  • Associated With: Devonian, Article text, age Devonian
    Beneath a veneer of Quaternary deposits-chiefly glacial till and glaciofluvial sand and gravel-lie Upper Devonian bedrocks composed of interbedded sandstones, clays, dolomites and marls.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Article text, rock Sandstone
    Beneath a veneer of Quaternary deposits-chiefly glacial till and glaciofluvial sand and gravel-lie Upper Devonian bedrocks composed of interbedded sandstones, clays, dolomites and marls.
  • Associated With: Dolomite, Article text, rock Dolomite
    Beneath a veneer of Quaternary deposits-chiefly glacial till and glaciofluvial sand and gravel-lie Upper Devonian bedrocks composed of interbedded sandstones, clays, dolomites and marls.
  • Associated With: Marl, Article text, rock Marl
    Beneath a veneer of Quaternary deposits-chiefly glacial till and glaciofluvial sand and gravel-lie Upper Devonian bedrocks composed of interbedded sandstones, clays, dolomites and marls.
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Wikidata: Abava Valley
Wikidata Q4663589, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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