Amazingly Balanced Rocks Around the World - 28

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.

Kannesteinen Rock, Oppdal, Måløy, Norway

A mushroom rock with a slender stack created by constant lashing of sea waves for thousands of years. The rock is made of eclogite.

As per atlasobscura.com "Depending on the angle (and the viewer’s imagination), the mushroom rock may take the shape of a goblet, a leafy stem, a wonky heart, a statue of a mushroom cloud, or a lopsided whale tale bursting through the surrounding stones."

Image from Flickr is by Jim Skovrider

Image from Google Maps is by Per Magne Rundereim

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Amazingly Balanced Rocks Around the World - 27

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.

Mushroom Shaped Balancing Rock, White Desert, Farafra, Egypt

A massive chalk rock formation in the shape of a giant mushroom. Sandstorms are quite common in this area and this mushroom shaped rock is a  classic example of ventifact - a stone shaped by the erosive action of wind-blown sand.

Image from Flickr is by Banco de Imágenes Geológicas

Image from Flickr is by Jason Miller (skilledadventurer.com)

The area is full of remarkable rocks and some of them including another mushroom rock can be seen in an older post titled "Sculptures in White Desert"

View location in Google Maps. Location based on information given in Flickr.

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