English text version below.
=================== GREEK TEXT VERSION =====================
=================== ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΟ =====================
Αυτή η γεωκρύπτη σας πηγαίνει σε μια περιοχή της νότιας Πελοποννήσου με ιδιαίτερο γεωλογικό ενδιαφέρον. Η απολιθωμένη ακτή στο Χαροκοπιό, βόρεια της Κορώνης, είναι διαφορετική από τις επίπεδες παραλίες λίγο πιο βόρεια και πιο νότια από εδώ. Τα απολιθώματα φαίνονται καθαρά είτε ενσωματωμένα στο βράχο είτε κάτω στο έδαφος.
Για να έχετε δικαίωμα να δηλώσετε αυτήν την κρύπτη, θα πρέπει να απαντήσετε στις ακόλουθες ερωτήσεις:
1. Υπολογίστε το ύψος της απότομης ακτής σε μέτρα..
2. Πόσα διαφορετικά στρώματα ιζημάτων μπορείτε να διακρίνετε;
3. Καθώς ξεκουράζεστε κοντά στο ντους θα βρείτε μια μικρή τυρκουάζ-μεταλλική κατασκευή. Ποιο έτος γράφει επάνω;
==> στείλετε τις απαντήσεις μέσω του προφίλ μου στο geocaching.
Προαιρετικά: βγάλτε μια φωτογραφία με το GPS σας εκεί και προσθέστε την στο σχόλιό σας.
=================== ENGLISH TEXT VERSION =====================
This earthcache takes you to a highly interesting geological site of the southern Peloponnese. The fossil coast of Charakopio or Harakopio (just north of Koroni) is quite different from the flat beaches to the north and south of it. Fossils can be seen all over the place as they stick out of the cliff or lie on the ground.
The Lower Pliocene (Zanclean, approx. 5 million years ago) coastal section of Harokopio is mainly composed of fine grained clays and silts. This stretch of coast is dominated by benthic forms, such as Ammonia, Elphidium, Textularia, and Quinqueloculina. Even rare planctic Globigerinoides occur here. Benthic means the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water.
The bivalve (having two hinged shelves) finds of Harokopio, consisting of more than 60 species, are highly divers. Deeply burrowing forms, such as Panopaea and Lutraria are also abundant. Several species prove that there used to be a subtropical climate here. Later these species were driven out of the Mediterranean or became extinct during the Pliocene cooling. For more information read this article: PLIOCENE AT HAROKOPIO AND GLYKOVRYSI, S PELOPONNESE, GREECE - IMPLICATIONS ON THE DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT BASED ON FORAMINIFERS, MOLLUSCS, OSTRACODES, AND FISH ASSEMBLAGES Simon SCHNEIDER, R. HOCHLEITNER, J. KRIWET, K. KUSSIUS & D. U. SCHMID Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie und GeoBio-Center, LMU München, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, D-80333 München
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The earn this earthcache answer the following questions:
- Guess the height of the cliff in metres.
- How many different layers of sediments can you distinguish there?
- There's a stone monument with a stone plaque. How many lines of text are there?
==> Send me the answers via my geocaching profile BEFORE YOUR LOG.
If you like take a photo of this place with you and/or your GPS device in the front and add it to your log.
One last warning:
- DO NOT CLIMB THE CLIFF
- DO NOT USE TOOLS TO EXCAVATE FOSSILS
- DO NOT HARM THE AREA IN ANY WAY
- DO NOT APPROACH THE CLIFF FROM ABOVE THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES
Just go there, look around, enjoy the scenery and have a swim in the sea.
Finding this spot is easy. Coming from Koroni, take the very first street when you enter Charakopio to the right (see added waypoint). It is a tiny winding road which leads directly to the coast, where you can park in an olive grove. Caravans, motorhomes or bigger vehicles will have problems coming here or finding a suitable parking space, though.