Rock formations Rock formations Amah Rock (望夫石, Mong Fu Shek; lit. "the stone that is gazing out for her husband") is a naturally occurring rock located on a hilltop in southwest Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The rock is approximately 15 meters in height, and its shape looks like a woman carrying a baby on her back. It stands above the entrance to the Lion Rock Tunnel, within Lion Rock Country Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amah Rock"
The Belogradchik Rocks ( Bulgarian: Белоградчишки скали, Belogradchishki skali) is a group of bizarre sandstone and limestone rock formations, reaching up to 200 m in height. They form a strip, which is 30 km long and up to 3 km wide, and are located north of the western slopes of Stara Planina, near the town of Belogradchik in Bulgaria. The formations are a product of erosion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Belogradchik Rocks"
A calanque or calanche as they are known in Corsican is a geologic formation in the form of a deep valley with steep sides and a part submerged by the sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Calanque"
The Externsteine ( ) are a distinctive rock formation located in the Teutoburger Wald region of northwestern Germany, not far from the city of Detmold at Horn-Bad Meinberg. The formation consists of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills. ...more on Wikipedia about "Externsteine"
A Fairy Chimney is a conical rock formation, typically found in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. It consists of a cap of hard rock resting on a cone-shaped pinnacle of softer rock. In Cappadocia, houses have been carved from these formations, and they make it a popular tourist destination. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fairy chimney"
Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. They are composed of soft sedimentary rock, and are topped by a piece of harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects the column from the elements. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a " totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a more smooth profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. Hoodoos are most commonly found in the High Plateaus region of the Colorado Plateau and in the Badlands regions of the Northern Great Plains (both in North America). While hoodoos are scattered throughout these areas, nowhere in the world are they as abundant as in the northern section of Bryce Canyon National Park. Walt Disney Imagineers notably based the design of the popular Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction around a series of hoodoos, albeit ones constructed out of steel and concrete. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hoodoo (geology)"
Kata Tjuta, also known as Mount Olga (or colloquially as The Olgas), are large conglomerate rock formations, which are a remarkable group of 30 or so domed hills situated about 25 km from Uluru in the Northern Territory of Australia. The tallest of the group, Mt Olga, stands 457 m in height. Kata Tjuta's coördinates are 25.3°S, 130.75°E. It is located at the eastern end of the Docker River Road. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kata Tjuta"
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Knysna (pronounced NIZE-nuh or NACE-nuh) is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 72 kilometres from the town of George. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knysna"
Malham Cove is a natural limestone formation, known as a national beauty spot, near Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It comprises a huge, ...more on Wikipedia about "Malham Cove"
Marsden Rock was a once world famous rock formation in the North East of England near the town of Marsden. It is owned by the National Trust. The face of the rock was changed forever when the arch finally collapsed in 1996. Prior to this it was the feature included on most postcards and photographs. The rock is still home to sea bird colonies, with thousands of pairs of Kittiwakes, Fulmars, Gulls and Cormorants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marsden Rock"
Mount Augustus National Park is a based around the largest monolith in the world called Mount Augustus in Western Australia, 852 km north of Perth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Augustus National Park"
Mushroom rocks, also called Rock pedestals, are one of the most striking manifestations of the processes of erosion and weathering. Usually found in desert areas, they are formed over thousands of years when erosion of an isolated rocky outcrop progresses at a different rate at its bottom to that at its top. Abrasion by wind-borne grains of sand is most prevalent within the first three feet of the ground, causing the bases of outcrops to erode more rapidly than their tops. Running water can have the same effect. Occasionally the chemical composition of the rocks can be an important factor; if the upper part of the rock is more resistant to erosion and weathering, it will erode more slowly than the base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mushroom rocks"
The Nimbin Rocks are volcanic extrusions of Rhyolite left over from the Mount Warning Tweed Volcano that erupted around 20 million years ago in what is now northern New South Wales, Australia. The rocks are situated just outside the present day caldera wall about 20 km from Mount Warning and three kilometres from Nimbin village. The three most prominent were named by early white settlers as the Thimble, Cathedral and Needle. They are an extremely significant cultural site to the local Bundjalung tribe of indigenous Australians who believe the rocks were home to the Nmbngee, or Clever Men. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nimbin Rocks"
Rock formations as used in this article refers to isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrops. These are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. Rock formation in general refers to specific sedimentary strata or other rock unit in stratigraphic and petrologic studies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rock formation"
Split Rock is a large spherical granite boulder measuring approximately 25 feet across and located in the borough of The Bronx in New York City, at the southeast corner of the New York State Thruway and the Hutchinson River Parkway near the border of the Bronx and Westchester County and the town of Pelham Manor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Split Rock (Bronx, New York)"
The Hippo's Yawn is a rock near Wave Rock in Western Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Hippo's Yawn"
The Pinnacles Desert is contained within Nambung National Park, Western Australia. Limestone formations rise up out of the desert up to a height of 5 metres. There are thousands of these pillars, with shape and texture having been defined by calcification processes and erosion. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Pinnacles Desert"
The Three Sisters are a famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. They are close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' most famous sights, towering 900m (~2953 ft) above the Jamison Valley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Three Sisters (Australia)"
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in central Australia, in the Northern Territory. It is located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, 350 km southwest of Alice Springs at . Uluru is sacred to the Aborigines and has many varied springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uluru"
Wave Rock is a natural rock formation near the small town of Hyden in Western Australia. It derives its name from the fact that it is shaped like a large, smooth wave. It should be pointed out that the shape of the rock is not caused by a wave phenomenon. Instead it was caused by weather and water erosion. The rock iteslf is about 15 meters high and consists mainly of granite. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wave Rock"
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