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International Year of Planet Earth 2007-09
Francisco Porturas AAPG Representative to IYPE
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Troll Geopark in Stavanger, Norway: Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth
Figure 1. The Troll Geopark reflects the landscape of the Troll reservoir A replica of the oil and gas Troll Field, from the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea, as seen at a depth of 2000 meters has been constructed over a large area at a scale of 1:500, outside the Oil Museum in Stavanger, Norway.
It is meant to be a portal of education and also entertainment for all kids and visitors, using the Geopark and all its elements to inform and visualise how the giant Troll Field looks like underground.
The landscape are build with sand and gravel over concrete floor, including risers, and “fault walls” as these appear in the reservoir.
Figure 2. The Troll field in a Geopark replica outside the Oil Museum in Stavanger, Norway. Open the yellow elements is recirculated material from the oil industry. The red are buoys and the well pipes used for skaters and extreme-bikers. The Troll Geopark also include science activities. The sedimentation basin, there a combination of flowing water and sand gives an understanding of the sedimentation processes. This is a very important element in outreaching geosciences to the young visitors and to allow them to understand how energy ressources occur in nature.
The entertainment part include: skating, climbing, sand volleyball, biking, grafitti, exhibitions, concerts, dans and education.
The Troll Geopark is for everybody, welcome