Rock formation

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This 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:

• Sedimentary rocks are created from bits of rocks that have broken off other rocks by wind or water erosion, and deposited by wind, ice, or water. Erosion later exposes them in their current form. An example is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
• Metamorphic rocks are created by rocks that have evolved into another kind of rock, usually by heat and pressure. An example is Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota.
• Igneous rocks are created when molten rock cools and solidifies, with or without crystallization. They may be either intrusive bodies or volcanic extrusives. Again, erosive forces sculpt their current forms. An example is Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

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

Contents 1 Lists of rock formations 1.1 Asia 1.2 Middle East 1.3 Africa 1.3.1 Algeria 1.3.2 Angola 1.3.3 Burkina Faso 1.3.4 Cameroon 1.3.5 Egypt 1.3.6 Eritrea 1.3.7 Kenya 1.3.8 Libya 1.3.9 Madagascar 1.3.10 Malawi 1.3.11 Mali 1.3.12 Mauritania 1.3.13 Morocco 1.3.14 Namibia 1.3.15 Niger 1.3.16 Nigeria 1.3.17 Seychelles 1.3.18 South Africa 1.3.19 Sudan 1.3.20 Tunisia 1.3.21 Zimbabwe 1.4 Americas 1.4.1 United States of America 1.4.2 Canada 1.4.3 Caribbean 1.4.4 Latin America 1.4.5 Falkland Islands 1.5 Europe 1.5.1 Others in Europe 1.5.2 Bulgaria 1.5.3 Czech Republic 1.5.4 Denmark 1.5.5 Estonia 1.5.6 Finland 1.5.7 France 1.5.8 Germany 1.5.9 Greece 1.5.10 Gibraltar 1.5.11 Bailiwick of Guernsey 1.5.12 Iceland 1.5.13 Ireland 1.5.14 Italy 1.5.15 Latvia 1.5.16 Malta 1.5.17 Isle of Man 1.5.18 Norway 1.5.19 Poland 1.5.20 Portugal 1.5.21 Romania 1.5.22 Russia 1.5.23 Spain 1.5.24 Sweden 1.5.25 Switzerland 1.5.26 Slovakia 1.5.27 Ukraine 1.5.28 United Kingdom 1.6 Oceania

[edit] Lists of rock formations

[edit] Asia

See also: Rock formations in Russia

• 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
• Jeti-Ögüz, Jeti-Ögüz district, Kyrgyzstan

[edit] 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

[edit] Africa

[edit] Algeria

• Tamanrasset
• Tassili Mountains

[edit] Angola

• Benguela Province
• Iona, Tombwa

[edit] Burkina Faso

• Doumes de Fabedougou
• Pic du Sindou

[edit] Cameroon

• Kola Gorge

[edit] Egypt

• White Desert

[edit] Eritrea

• Decemhare

[edit] Kenya

• Tsavo Rocks

[edit] Libya

• Akakus Mountains

[edit] Madagascar

• Andringitra
• Isalo National Park

[edit] Malawi

• Makuzi Beach, Chintheche

[edit] Mali

• Massif des Aguilles de Garmi

[edit] Mauritania

• Ben Amera

[edit] Morocco

• Siroua Mountains
• Tafraoute

[edit] Namibia

• Bogenfels
• Vingerklip, Damaraland
• Waterberg Plateau

[edit] Niger

• Geuzzam

[edit] Nigeria

• Kamale Pinnacle, Mubi
• Olumo Rock, Abeokuta
• Riyom Rock, Jos

[edit] Seychelles

• Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue

[edit] 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.

[edit] Sudan

• Burget Tuyur, Selima

[edit] Tunisia

• Chebika Rock
• Tamazrat

[edit] Zimbabwe

• Domboshava Rocks
• Maleme Dam, Matobos
• Motombo Rock Formations

[edit] Americas

[edit] United States of America

Main article: Rock formations in the United States

[edit] Canada

Main article: Rock formations in Canada

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Falkland Islands

• Princes Street Stone Run

[edit] Europe

[edit] Others in Europe

[edit] Bulgaria

Main article: Rock formations in Bulgaria

• Basarbovo Monastery, Rousse
• Belogradchik Rocks
• Iskar Gorge, Sofia
• Melnik, Sandanski
• Sozopol
• Wonderful Bridges
• Golden Bridges (‘Zlatnite Mostove’), Vitosha

[edit] Czech Republic

• Teplice nad Metují
• Medvedi Stezka, Sumava, Klatovy
• Vrani Skala, Brdy
• Suche Skaly, Turnov
• Hruboskalsko

[edit] Denmark

Main article: Rock formations in Denmark

• Bornholm
• Møns Klint, Møn
• Gedser Odde, Gedser
• Stevns Klint, Østsjælland
• Sangstrup, Djursland

[edit] Estonia

• Lake Peipsi
• Vormsi Island

[edit] Finland

• Narpes
• Naantali

[edit] France

Main article: Rock formations in France

[edit] Germany

• Geibel*
• Rotenfels, Nahe, Bad Muenster am Stein-Ebernberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
• Teufelsturm, Elbsandstein
• Wasgau
• Externsteine

[edit] Greece

Main article: Rock formations in Greece

• Sarti, Sithonia
• Samaria Gorge, Crete
• Meteora

[edit] Gibraltar

• Rock of Gibraltar

[edit] Bailiwick of Guernsey

• Les Autelets, Sark, Channel Islands
• Telegraph Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands

[edit] Iceland

Main article: Rock formations in Iceland

• Vestmannaeyjar
• Jokulsa Canyon National Park, Mývatn
• Dimmuborgir, Mývatn
• Dyrholaey
• Eystrahorn, Hvalnes

[edit] Ireland

Main article: Rock formations in Ireland

[edit] Italy

• Il Gargano, Vieste, Apulia
• Palmarola, Sicily
• Valle Seriana, Bergamo, Lombardy
• Golfo di Orosei,Cala Luna, Monte Tiscali, Sardinia
• Tarpeian Rock

[edit] Latvia

• Vidzeme
• Pusena Kalns, Bartava

[edit] Malta

• Dwerja, Gozo
• Dingli Cliffs, Dingli

[edit] Isle of Man

• Glen Maye, Isle of Man

[edit] Norway

• Skude, Beiningen, Haugaland
• Geirangerfjord
• Nigardsbreen, part of the larger glacier Jostedalsbreen
• Sommarøy, Tromsø

[edit] Poland

• Sloneczna
• Ciezkowice
• Zielone Wzgorze, Piechowice
• Dolina Koscieliska, Western Tatras
• Dunajec Gorge, Zakopane

[edit] Portugal

• Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve
• Albufeira
• Porto Moniz, Madeira
• Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira

[edit] Romania

Main article: Rock formations in Romania

• Lacu Roşu, Transylvania
• Bicaz Gorges, Neamţ County
• Detunatele, Ceahlău
• Cheile Dobrogei, Târguşor

[edit] Russia

Main article: Rock formations in Russia

[edit] 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

[edit] Sweden

• The islands Gotland, Fårö and Öland has many coastal stretches with stack formations.
• Busten, Glaskogens Nature Reserve, Kalleboda
• Stegborgsgarden, Stegborg
• Stenhamra, Uppland

[edit] Switzerland

• Bastei
• Mount Pilatus
• Val dal Botsch

[edit] Slovakia

Main article: Rock formations in Slovakia

• Lehotske Skaly, Handlova
• Haligovske Skaly, Stara Lubovna
• Sulovske skaly (Sulov rocks), Strazovske vrchy
• Dolina Zeleneho Plesa, Vysoke Tatry

[edit] Ukraine

Main article: Rock formations in Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: Rock formations in the United Kingdom

[edit] Oceania

Main article: List of rock formations in Oceania