Møns Klint

Mons Klint is the highest cliff in Denmark. The chalk cliff lies to the east of the Baltic Sea island of Møn. The limestone wall is 6 km long and up to 128 m high. The highest point in the hinterland has a height of 143 m. The forming the cliff chalk originated about 70 million years ago ( Upper chalk ) on the bottom of a sea. The chalk consists mainly of the remains of calcareous shells of microscopic algae ( coccoliths ) that populated the primeval sea. Striking are the many in the profile of the cliff looming black flint bands. Among the many occurring in the Upper chalk fossils, which can be found at the foot of the cliff but also to the surrounding beaches, some are in fire Steiner attitude problem (eg the frequently occurring stone cores of sea urchins ).

The land above the cliff is a unique collection of different biotopes. The combination of calcareous soil, the dry local climate and limited agriculture, which consists mainly of pasture management, enable a diverse landscape as it probably existed before the industrialization of agriculture.

The cliff is one of the main attractions of the island of Møn. In several places, stairs lead down to the water. However, the descent and stay at the beach is dangerous, because again and again break out larger pieces of the cliff.

Alone in the 20th century, five major fractions were counted: 1905 crashed a third of Liselundparks in the lake. 1914 large parts of northern " queens chair " were washed away ( Dronningestolen ). 1952, formed a 500 -meter-long peninsula, came off as dozens of tons of chalk, clay and gravel of Vitmunds Nakke and Puggards Klint. Disappeared in 1980, a large part of the northern " summer peak " ( Sommerspiret ) in the sea, 1988, the rest

In January 2007 there was a massive chalk fall which left around the crash Store Taler 500,000 tonnes of chalk. This was the worst crash since 50 years.