Magma Geopark

Magma UNESCO Global Geopark is situated in southwest Norway covering 5 municipalities and parts of two regions.

Inventor and owner of the GEOfood copyrighted brand. Magma UNESCO Global Geopark is a geographic area with a geology that has a major international importance, recognized by UNESCO, and where sustainable development plays an important role. Magma geopark is in a network of more than 140 UNESCO Global Geoparks in about 40 different countries on 5 continents and their representatives meet regularly. Although the background for a geopark is geology, really it’s all about the people – both locals and tourists, who are willing to explore, experience and share the vast possibilities of the natural and cultural attractions in the geopark!

There are 46 geological and cultural locations in the area for you to explore! The name ‘Magma Geopark’ refers to the fact that the vast majority of the solid rocks in the area has formed from molten rock – magma – about 930 million years ago! Large volumes of magma crystallized to form the rock type anorthosite. On a global scale, it is a quite rare type of rock, yet everyone has seen it – that’s because the light parts of the moon consist of anorthosite!