National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai
The National Fossil Wood Park is a protected paleontological site in Thiruvakkarai in the Villupuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The park was established in 1940, and was notified as a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India in 1951.
National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai
- Type: Monument
- Description: park in Tamil Nadu, India
- Categories: park and historic site
- Location: Vanur, Viluppuram, Northern Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.01943° or 12° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
79.65567° or 79° 39′ 20″ east
Open location code
7J4X2M94+Q7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From Tamil to Turkish—“National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai” goes by many names.
- Tamil: “தேசிய கல் மர பூங்கா, திருவக்கரை”
- Tamil: “தேசிய கல் மர பூங்கா”
- Turkish: “Millî Fosil Ağaç Parkı”
- Turkish: “Ulusal Fosil Ağaç Parkı, Tiruvakkarai”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thiruvakkarai National Fossil Wood Park and Sri Vakrakali Amma Temple.
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