🌿 Møns Klint

Denmark · Europe · Natural · 54.98°N, 12.50°E

Møns Klint is a 6 km stretch of limestone and chalk cliffs along the eastern coast of the Danish island of Møn in the Baltic Sea, and as of July 2025 a World Heritage Site. Some of the cliffs fall a sheer 120 m to the sea below. The highest cliff is Dronningestolen, which is 128 m above sea level. The area around Møns Klint consists of woodlands, pastures, ponds and steep hills, including Aborrebjerg which, with a height of 142 m, is one of the highest points in Denmark. The cliffs and adjacent park are now protected as a nature reserve. Møns Klint receives around 250,000 visitors a year. There are clearly marked paths for walkers, riders and cyclists. The path along the cliff tops leads to steps down to the shore in several locations.

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Quick facts

Country	Denmark
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	54.98°N, 12.50°E · view on map

Møns Klint is a natural World Heritage site in Denmark, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Møns Klint was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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