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List four aspects contained in the criterion for barberton makhonjwa mountain. tourism

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Answered by PADMINI
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Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains :-

  • The Makhonjwa Mountains, also known as the Barberton Mountain Land or Barberton Greenstone Belt.

  • This is a range of small hills and mountains which covers an area of 120 by 60 km.

  • The official name of this mountain range is "Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains".

  • These mountains are recognised as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

  • These mountains are situated in North-Eastern South Africa.

Four Aspects :-

  • This site is well-known for having some of the oldest exposed rocks, which are estimated to be between 3.2 and 3.6 billion years old.

  • Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains are one of the world's oldest geological structures.

  • This site comprises 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt. This site also contains oldest signs of life which is estimated to be 3.1 billion years old.

  • This site contains the most important natural habitats for conservation of biological diversity.

Answered by topanswers
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The local community and tourists of Barbarton involves in gold panning commonly as there is no restriction for it. The tourist ministry had given free hands for gold panning to engage tourist activities.  

After some long years of discoveries of geologists, the rock formations in the Barberton Mountain of South Africa were concluded to be 3.2 to 3.57 billion years old. The discovery was formally known as “the history of our planet cast in stone”.  

The Barberton Mountain is also known as Makhonjwa Mountains that stretches around 120 kilometers in South Africa. Many geological scientists around the world had made a trail on the mountain in search of old rocks to decrypt the history of our beloved planet. The mountain was designated as World Heritage site right after the discoveries of such rocks.  

The mountain is the home for the famous Greenstone belt and vast biological diversity.

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