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.
Hanging Stone, Ergaki National Park, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
Since glacial ages tens of thousands of years ago, this massive rock has remained stable in this amazing position on the verge of a precipice, defying gravity and the efforts of many persons/groups to dislodge it from time to time.
The rock is probably remnant of an Ice Age glacier which eventually receded leaving it hanging above a 1000 metre abyss. The remarkable rock has barely one square metre of contact area with the rock-face on which it is precariously balanced.
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More info and some good photos: siberiantimes.com
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