Amazingly Balanced Rocks Around the World - 6
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 breathtaking 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.
Balanced Rocks, Zimbabwe
One of the most famous landmark in Zimbabwe are the Balanced Rocks in the township of Epworth, southeast of Harare. These rocks even featured on the Zimbabwean banknotes and are therefore also known as Currency Rocks.
Image from Google Maps is by Valentina Giorgi
Balanced Rocks, Zimbabwe
One of the most famous landmark in Zimbabwe are the Balanced Rocks in the township of Epworth, southeast of Harare. These rocks even featured on the Zimbabwean banknotes and are therefore also known as Currency Rocks.
Image from Google Maps is by Valentina Giorgi
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
Another balancing rock in Epworth;
Image from Flickr is by John S Y Lee
View location in Google Maps
Edit Note July 3, 2020
Dead links/defunct photos removed and new photos added.
1 comments:
Personally, I think that the ancients who were fascinated by
balanced rocks and who arranged this formation would be
greatly amused to hear that it is now commonly believed
this formation and many others like it were formed
naturally. What random forces of nature could have caused such erosion? Will future generations believe that
The Statue of Liberty was naturally formed?
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