The Kakkaristra Gorge

Collection title

CyBC Collection

ID

CBC00127

Source

CYBC (CY)

First broadcast date

05/18/2006

Production year

2006

Abstract

An experienced geologist guides us to the gorge of Kakkaristra just outside the capital Nicosia. The gorge is full of fossils which document the rise of the island of Cyprus from the sea nearly 2 million years ago.

Type

video

Production companies

• CyBC - Own production

Broadcaster

CYBC - TV - CYBC1

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Landscapes and environment

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Eco-tourism development
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Science / Science of the Universe

Period of events

• From -700000 to -10000

Map locations

• Cyprus - East - Kakkaristra

Original language

Grec

Media running time

8m8