The balanced rocks are a geological formation created due to
wind/water erosion or glacial melting. These precariously balanced rocks are
wonder of the nature and to a viewer it looks that these would topple by a
gentle human push or a wind force. However most of these rocks have remained
steadfast for past several thousand years though some were vandalised and pushed
over. To some scientists these rocks are a sign of seismic stableness of the
location.
This post is part of the series about these awesome and
breath-taking rocks around the world. List giving links to individual rocks can be seen here and a combined big page showing all the rocks can be viewed
here
El Tornillo Del Torcal (meaning The Torcal Screw) is an stunning and amazingly balanced stack of rocks formation in the alien looking landscape of
El Torcal Nature Reserve, situated in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range south of Antequera, Spain. The karst landscape of the area is a geologist's paradise and
is full of impressive rock formations and the Torcal Screw is one of the most
prominent and famous rock of this area. It perhaps derives its name from Archimedes' Screw.
Image from Panoramio is by Edmundo Sáez Peña
Image from Flickr is by Miradas de Andalucía
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