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Everything about Rock Formation totally explainedThis is a List of rock formations, meaning 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.
A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination:
Geologists have created a number of terms to describe different rock structures in the landscape that can be formed by natural processes:
Inselberg is a residual relief feature. It can be an isolated hill, a knob, ridge or small mountain that rises abruptly, like an island, from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. Inselberg is a German word that means "island mountain". Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia is a noted example.
Peak
Stack
Mesa
Butte
Escarpment
Gorge
Sea cliff
River cliff
Stone run
Lists of rock formations
Asia
Yoichi, Hokkaidō, Japan
Yeliu, Taiwan
Tanjong Bunga, Penang, Malaysia
Jabalpur Marble Rocks, Madhya Pradesh, India
Face Rock, Deccan, Hyderabad, India
Sitio Lugsangan, Barangay Tabon, Cebu, Philippines
Amah Rock, Hong Kong
Yun Meng Mountains, Beijing, China
Guilin, China
Grandfather and Grandmother stone, Ko Samui, Thailand
James Bond Island, Phang Nga, Thailand
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Long Ya Men, Singapore
Seorak-san National Park, Sokcho, South Korea
Taichar Chuluu, Arkhangai Aimag, Mongolia
Turtle Rock, Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Töv Aimag/Nalaikh, Mongolia
Tanah Lot, Bali, Indonesia
Middle East
Timna Arch, Eilat, Israel
Karnei Hittim, Israel
Paşabağı, Cappadocia, Turkey
Goreme National Park, Turkey
Tegherivank, Armenia
Geghard, Armenia
Petra, Amman, Jordan
Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan
Kuh-E-Namak, Iran
Elemite Rock, Fars, Iran
Mahneshan, Zanjan, Iran
Cape Lithoprosopon, Lebanon
Raouché, Beirut, Lebanon
Gobustan, Azerbaijan
Aphrodite's Rock, Paphos, Cyprus
Wadi Dhar, Yemen
Bani Al Harit, Saana, Yemen
Africa
Algeria
Tamanrasset
Tassili Mountains
Angola
Benguela Province
Iona, Tombwa
Burkina Faso
Doumes de Fabedougou
Pic du Sindou
Cameroon
Kola Gorge
Egypt
White Desert
Eritrea
Decemhare
Kenya
Tsavo Rocks
Libya
Akakus Mountains
Madagascar
Andringitra
Isalo National Park
Malawi
Makuzi Beach, Chintheche
Mali
Massif des Aguilles de Garmi
Mauritania
Ben Amera
Morocco
Siroua Mountains
Tafraoute
Namibia
Bogenfels
Vingerklip, Damaraland
Waterberg Plateau
Niger
Geuzzam
Nigeria
Kamale Pinnacle, Mubi
Olumo Rock, Abeokuta
Riyom Rock, Jos
Seychelles
Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue
South Africa
Cedarberg Wilderness Area, Western Cape
Kagga Kamma, Ceres, Western Cape
Dead Man's Fingers, found in the warm lakes and sea waters in this area. Dead Man's fingers are a type of rock formation, not a specific one.
Sudan
Burget Tuyur, Selima
Tunisia
Chebika Rock
Tamazrat
Zimbabwe
Domboshava Rocks
Maleme Dam, Matobos
Motombo Rock Formations
Americas
United States of AmericaCanada
Caribbean
Ayo Rock Formations, Aruba
Casibari Boulders, Aruba
Guajataca, Puerto Rico
Virgin Gorda Rocks, British Virgin Islands
Devil's Trail, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Bath's Beach, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Coki Beach, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Ile a Vache, Cayes, Haiti
Tent Bay, Barbados
Pointe des Chateaux, Grande Terre, Guadeloupe
Malendure Rock, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
Diamond Rock, Torrens Point, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
Stonehaven Bay, Tobago
Sandy Beach, Saint Lucia
Latin America
Piedras Encimidas Valley, Zacatlán, Puebla, Mexico
Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico
Los Arcos Rocks, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cerro de Arcos, Loja, Ecuador
Dali's Desert, Potosi, Bolivia
Valle de Las Rocas, Uyuni, Bolivia
Canon de Duene, Bolivia
Ponta Grossa, Brazil
Pedro do Jacare, São Paulo, Brazil
Valle de la Luna, Antofagasta, Chile
Playa de la Calabocillos, Constitucion, Chile
Bosque del Cabo, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Pinnacle Rock, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands
Quebrada de Humahuaca, Humahuaca Argentina
Ischigualasto, San Juan Province, Argentina
Cerro Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Argentina
Amambay, Paraguay
La Piedra Pintada, Parque Congreso de Abril, Uruguay
Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Peru
Tepui, Roraima, Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Piedras de San Martin, La Vela de Coro, Estado Falcón Venezuela
Piedra de Penol, Antioquia, Colombia
Laguna de La Plaza, Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia
Dedo de Deus (God's Finger Rock), Serra dos Órgãos, Brazil
Pedra do Cão Sentado, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Falkland Islands
Princes Street Stone Run
Europe
Others in Europe
Bulgaria
Basarbovo Monastery, Rousse
Belogradchik Rocks
Iskar Gorge, Sofia
Melnik, Sandanski
Sozopol
Wonderful Bridges
Golden Bridges (‘Zlatnite Mostove’), Vitosha
Czech Republic
Teplice nad Metují
Medvedi Stezka, Sumava, Klatovy
Vrani Skala, Brdy
Suche Skaly, Turnov
Hruboskalsko
Denmark
Bornholm
Møns Klint, Møn
Gedser Odde, Gedser
Stevns Klint, Østsjælland
Sangstrup, Djursland
Estonia
Lake Peipsi
Vormsi Island
Finland
Narpes
Naantali
France
Germany
Geibel*
Rotenfels, Nahe, Bad Muenster am Stein-Ebernberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
Teufelsturm, Elbsandstein
Wasgau
Externsteine
Greece
Sarti, Sithonia
Samaria Gorge, Crete
Meteora
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Les Autelets, Sark, Channel Islands
Telegraph Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands
Iceland
Vestmannaeyjar
Jokulsa Canyon National Park, Mývatn
Dimmuborgir, Mývatn
Dyrholaey
Eystrahorn, Hvalnes
Ireland
Italy
Il Gargano, Vieste, Apulia
Palmarola, Sicily
Valle Seriana, Bergamo, Lombardy
Golfo di Orosei,Cala Luna, Monte Tiscali, Sardinia
Tarpeian Rock
Latvia
Vidzeme
Pusena Kalns, Bartava
Malta
Dwerja, Gozo
Dingli Cliffs, Dingli
Isle of Man
Glen Maye, Isle of Man
Norway
Skude, Beiningen, Haugaland
Geirangerfjord
Nigardsbreen, part of the larger glacier Jostedalsbreen
Sommarøy, Tromsø
Poland
Sloneczna
Ciezkowice
Zielone Wzgorze, Piechowice
Dolina Koscieliska, Western Tatras
Dunajec Gorge, Zakopane
Portugal
Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve
Albufeira
Porto Moniz, Madeira
Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira
Romania
Lacu Roşu, Transylvania
Bicaz Gorges, Neamţ County
Detunatele, Ceahlău
Cheile Dobrogei, Târguşor
Russia
Spain
Los Roques de Garcia, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Las Canades, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Ciudad Encantada, Cuenca
Autol, La Roja
Fuente de los Azulejos, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
El Torcal, Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia
Sweden
The islands Gotland, Fårö and Öland has many coastal stretches with stack formations.
Busten, Glaskogens Nature Reserve, Kalleboda
Stegborgsgarden, Stegborg
Stenhamra, Uppland
Switzerland
Bastei
Mount Pilatus
Val dal Botsch
Slovakia
Lehotske Skaly, Handlova
Haligovske Skaly, Stara Lubovna
Sulovske skaly (Sulov rocks), Strazovske vrchy
Dolina Zeleneho Plesa, Vysoke Tatry
Ukraine
United Kingdom
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