A Natural Monument is a natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.

Guidelines for selection of a natural monument are:

• The area should contain one or more features of outstanding significance. Appropriate natural features include spectacular waterfalls, caves, craters, fossil beds, sand dunes and marine features, along with unique or representative fauna and flora; associated cultural features might include cave dwellings, cliff-top forts, archaeological sites, or natural sites which have heritage significance to indigenous peoples. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. Marine is an Umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the Sea or Ocean, such as Marine biology, Marine Fauna is all of the Animal life of any particular region or time In Botany, flora ( Plural: floras or florae has two meanings The first meaning flora of an area or of time period, refers to all Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage" is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or Society The term Indigenous Peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any Ethnic group who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest historical
• The area should be large enough to protect the integrity of the feature and its immediately related surroundings.

References

European Environment Agency glossary

See also

• U.S. National Monument
• World Conservation Union

A National Monument in the United States is a Protected area that is similar to a National Park except that the President of the United States

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