Surprising facts about rock formations
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Hello Friends, Welcome to the KrishCreepyInfos. They are hard, unmoving pieces of the Earth that can be found just about anywhere in world.
The weathering and erosion leads formations of many geological wonders on Earth. Like a patient artist nature itself carved large number of breath-taking rock formations around the world, took million of years for the formation by action of wind, rain and other natural forces.
Here are Surprising facts about rock formations
1. Natural Arch, Andhra Pradesh, India
Natural Arch on Tirumala hills is a geological wonder of India, located in Andhra Pradesh. The arch is one of the few natural arches or bridges in Asia and the only natural rock arch in India. The arch measures 8 m (26.2 ft) in width and 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, and it is believed to be several million years old.
2. Deer Cave, Sarawak, Malaysia
The passage of Deer Cave, in Gunung Mulu National Park, is 4.1km. Its max width is 169m, its height 148m. The cave gets its name from the deer that frequently visit for the salt lick inside.
3. Khao Ta Pu, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand
Khao Ta Pu is a tapered limestone pillar rock about 20 metres (66 ft) tall with the diameter increasing from about 4 metres (13 ft) near the water level to about 8 metres (26 ft) at the top. It lies about 40 metres (130 ft) to the west from the northern part of Khao Phing Kan.
4. Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar
The word tsingy is indigenous to the Malagasy language as a description of the karst Badlands of Madagascar. The word can be translated into English as where one cannot walk barefoot. The Tsingy are karstic plateaus in which groundwater has undercut the elevated uplands, and has gouged caverns and fissures into the limestone.
5. Karlu Karlu (Devils Marbles), Northern Territory, Australia
Huge, spherical granite boulders cover the ground at this site in NT, Australia, some of which are balanced precariously on uneven surfaces. The extreme differences in temperature between day and night cause constant expansion and contraction of the rocks.
6. Moeraki Boulders, Otago, New Zealand
In 1848, Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell sketched the beach and its boulders, more numerous than now. The erosion by wave action of mudstone, comprising local bedrock and landslides, frequently exposes embedded isolated boulders. The larger boulders, 2 metres (6.6 ft) in diameter, are estimated to have taken 4 to 5.5 million years to grow while 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft) of marine mud accumulated on the seafloor above them.
7. Manpupunyor, Komi Republic, Russia
The height of the rocks varies between 30 and 42 metres. About 200 million years ago at the location of the stone pillars there were high mountains. Rain, snow, wind, frost and heat gradually eroded the mountains. Solid sericite-quartzite schists, from which the remains are composed, were eroded less and survive today. Soft rocks were destroyed by weathering and carried by water and wind into depressions. They are also known as the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations and the Poles of the Komi Republic.
8.Djavolja varoš (Devil's town),South Serbia
A rock formation, located in south Serbia on the Radan Mountain on the territory of the village of Đake in the municipality Kuršumlija. The 202 rock formations, created by erosion, range from 2 to 15 meters (6 feet to 49 feet) high. The earthen figures, which started with volcanic action eons ago, are both picturesque and mystical. One local legend says the figures are remains of churches that were destroyed by the devil.
9.Reynisfjara, Iceland
On the southern coast of Iceland, near the village of Vík í Mýrdal, the Reynisfjara are a group of basalt sea stacks just offshore from the mountain Reynisfjall. The columnar basalt of the latter, and one of the former, can be seen above.
10.Hvítserkur,Iceland
Hvítserkur, otherwise known as the Troll of Northwest Iceland, is a beautiful cliff of 15 m tall in a shape of dragon or dinosaur. This is one of the favourite places for photographers in Iceland to capture the northern lights and the midnight sun. This amazing rock formation, it is situated on the Eastern shore of Vastness Peninsula in the North-western Region of Iceland.
11.Arbol de Piedra, Bolivia
Árbol de Piedra is an isolated rock formation in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in southwest Bolivia. Known as the “Stone Tree,” it is shaped like a stunted tree about 7 meters (23 feet) high. Its shape is caused by strong winds carrying sand and eroding the soft sandstone.
12. Shilin Stone Forest, China
Shilin, which means “Stone Forest” in Chinese, is a set of karst formations in southwest China. The stones jut from the earth similar to the way a stalagmite does in a cave. These stones are thought to be 270 million years old. The area was an ocean floor and the flow of water created the majestic pinnacles. The stone forest receives over 2 million visitors a year.
13. Giant's Causeway, Ireland
Located on the Northeast coast of Ireland, The Giant’s Causeway is a spectacular rock formation consisting of basalt columns formed 50 to 60 million years ago. As volcanic activity pushed the basalt through chalk, the columns shot in vertical direction. As they cooled, they cracked forming a hexagonal shape. Although the columns rise up to 12 meters (36 feet) high and are marvels to view, this causeway has another amazing feature. Many of the columns have eroded until only the tops are visible.
14. Kodaikanal Pillar Rocks, Tamilnadu, India
The Kodaikanal Pillar Rocks are made up of three massive granite rocks whose heights extend up to 400 feet. Sited 8 km from the lake tower, tourists can obtain a spectacular bird’s eye view of the surrounding panoramic vistas. There is an excellent public garden adjacent to the viewpoint.
15. Bhedaghat Marble Rocks, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
The Marble Rocks are 3 km long beautiful gorge along of the Narmada River in the city of Jabalpur. Its very popular tourist destination in the state of Madhya Pradesh known as Bhedaghat. Marble rocks in Bhedaghat are the only of its kind in India.
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