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Limfjord Fish Fossils

Also known as The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord – Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Limfjord Fish Fossils is about 60 km west of Aalborg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Viking Age Ring Fortresses, about 25 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Viborg · about 35,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
  • Aalborg · about 122,000 peopleabout 60 km east
  • Århus · about 238,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
  • Frederikshavn · about 24,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
  • Vejle · about 51,000 peopleabout 130 km south
  • Esbjerg · about 72,000 peopleabout 160 km south
Limfjord Fish FossilsKøbenhavnGöteborgMalmöÅrhusAalborgHelsingborgEsbjergBoråsHalmstadVejleRoskildeViborgViking Age Ring FortressesJelling Heritage SiteGrimeton Radio Station, VarbergNorth Zealand Hunting LandscapeRoskilde CathedralKronborg Castle100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Limfjord Fish Fossils and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesViking Age Ring Fortresses1Jelling Heritage Site2Moravian Church Settlements3Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg4North Zealand Hunting Landscape5Limfjord Fish Fossils
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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