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Val Camonica

Valleys

Val Camonica is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy, running about 90 kilometers from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi. The valley covers roughly 1,335 square kilometers and is home to about 118,323 residents, with the River Oglio flowing through it. Its rock drawings have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, and the whole valley became a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 2018. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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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: Val Camonica

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: Val Camonica
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Italy

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Source Wikidata: Val Camonica
Sources
1. Val Camonica (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Val Camonica or Valcamonica (Eastern Lombard: Al Camònega), also Valle Camonica and anglicized as Camonica Valley, is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy.
  • Lead section
    Since 1979, the rock drawings along the valley have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while the entire valley became a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 2018.
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Wikidata: Val Camonica
Wikidata Q734317, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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