Located 35 kilometers north of Quang Ngai city, Ganh Yen is next to the fishing village in Thanh Thuy hamlet, Binh Hai commune, Binh Son district.
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Following millions of years of geological formation, layers of sedimentary rocks now run around the coast of Binh Son district and form the stunning Ganh Yen heritage.
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Ganh Yen is impressively beautiful with simple nearshore fishing boats.
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The site is not well known to many though it's just 20km from the trans-Vietnam highway.
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According to researchers, a volcano erupted at Ganh Yen around 5 or 6 million years ago.
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The rock samples here were sent to the Netherlands for analysis in order to make a dossier of Ganh Yen, together with Ly Son and Binh Chau geological heritages, to be recognized as a provincial level geologic park.
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A dossier will be submitted to the National Cultural Heritage Committee and the World Heritage Committee to ask for UNESCO’s recognition of Ganh Yen as a global geopark.
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Coral reef grows by the coast of Ganh Yen.
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