Sculptures in White Desert
Chicken and Giant Mushroom
Image from Google Maps' Photo is by Mohamed Gouda
Big Bird
Image from Flickr is by Elias Rovielo
Another mushroom rock in the region can be seen in this blog post.
A view in Google Maps showings hundreds of chalk formations.
More info: Wikipedia
Edit Note July 2, 2020
Dead links/defunct photos removed and new photos added.
1 comments:
An excellent photo demonstrating the geological work of wind. when wind blows sand particles are lifted up in suspension and are concentrated near the desert surface leading to greater erosion at the bottom and hence this mushroom shape.
I regret not having such photos when i was teaching geology.
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