Onverwacht

Onverwacht
Onverwacht
Onverwacht is located in Suriname
Onverwacht
The location of Paramaribo in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°35′30″N 55°10′40″W / 5.59167°N 55.17778°W / 5.59167; -55.17778Coordinates: 5°35′30″N 55°10′40″W / 5.59167°N 55.17778°W / 5.59167; -55.17778
Country Suriname
District Para District
Time zone ART (UTC-3)

Onverwacht (lit. in Dutch: Unexpect) is a capital town of Para District, Suriname. It is located at around 5°35′30″N 55°11′40″W / 5.59167°N 55.19444°W / 5.59167; -55.19444. The locality is notable for finding of some of the earliest known evidence of bacteria is in Onverwacht shales, (C.Michael Hogan. 2010) dating to several billion years before present.

References

  • C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC.




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