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Sand, wind and the lighthouse that escaped from the sea: Klitter and klinter at Rubjerg Knude, Denmark

15. October 2020by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Denmark is the cosy little country, with klitter, klinter and kanelsnegler – sand ridges, sea cliffs and cinnamon buns. But det søde, bløde land – the sweet, soft country, shrinks […]

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Denmark, Geology and society, Geology in culture and folklore, Glaciers and other cold stuff, Quaternary, Travel Tips

Møns Klint – where Denmark was born

18. December 2019by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

There is something about mighty white cliffs. During World war II, the iconic White Cliffs of Dover was a symbol of freedom, of Britain as the bulwark against the nazi […]

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Cretaceous, Denmark, Geology in culture and folklore, Mesozoic, Travel Tips

Easter eggs: Hunting sea urchins at Sangstrup Klint, Denmark

8. May 2019by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

I am a Norwegian, and I confess to not have gone to the mountains this Easter. This might get me expelled from community of True Norwegians, but me and the […]

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Cenozoic, Cretaceous, Denmark, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution

Faxe Chalk Quarry: An ancient coral reef in Denmark

27. January 2019by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Sixty-five million years ago, a meteorite killed the dinosaurs, and two-thirds of the known species with them. It turned Earth into a wasteland. But Earth soon recovered, mammals took over […]

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Denmark, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Mesozoic

Where the dinosaurs died: The white cliffs of Stevns Klint in Denmark

15. January 2019by Karsten Eig 1 Comment

When God had finished His creation of the Earth, He discovered that He had made a slight miscalculation. He had some sediments in spare. After considering a new moon just […]

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Cenozoic, Cretaceous, Denmark, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Sand, shale and gravel, Travel Tips

Light, sand, action! – in Skagen, Denmark

26. May 2016by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

The northernmost tip of Norway is a barren, brutal cliff, a naked rock plunging into the sea from an island aptly called Magerøya – the Meagre Island. The northernmost tip […]

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Cenozoic, Denmark, Geology and society, Quaternary, Sand, shale and gravel

Fossil treasures of Denmark, 55 million years ago

2. February 2013by Karsten Eig 1 Comment

When God had finished creating the Earth, He had some sand and gravel in excess. To get rid of it, the story goes, He dumped it in the southern North […]

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Cenozoic, Crash'n'bang geology, Denmark, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Geology and society, Geology photography, Sand, shale and gravel

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