List of rock formations

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For processes by which rocks are formed, see Formation of rocks. For the lithostratigraphic term 'formation', see Lithostratigraphy.
Raouché or Pigeons' Rock in Beirut, Lebanon
Island in the Sky mesa, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
View of Meteora, Greece
Rock formations in Ongamira Valley, Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina

This is a list of rock formations that include isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrops. These formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term 'rock formation' can also refer to specific sedimentary strata or other rock unit in stratigraphic and petrologic studies.

A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination:

  • Sedimentary rocks are created by a variety of processes but usually involving deposition, grain by grain, layer by layer, in water or, in the case of terrestrial sediments, on land through the action of wind or sometimes moving ice. Erosion later exposes them in their current form. An example is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
  • Metamorphic rocks are created by rocks that have been transformed into another kind of rock, usually by some combination of heat, pressure and chemical alteration. An example are the Seneca Rocks in West Virginia.
  • Igneous rocks are created when molten rock cools and solidifies, with or without crystallization. They may be either plutonic bodies or volcanic extrusives. Again, erosive forces sculpt their current forms. An example is Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

Geologists have created a number of terms to describe different rock structures in the landscape that can be formed by natural processes:

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Asia [edit]

A replica of Long Ya Men (Dragon's Teeth Gate), Singapore.
Candle Rock (Yoichi, Hokkaidō, Japan).
Sunken formations of the Yonaguni Monument
Paşabağı, Cappadocia/Turkey.

Armenia [edit]

China [edit]

Jordan [edit]

India [edit]

Iran [edit]

  • Kuh-E-Namak, Iran
  • Elemite Rock, Fars, Iran
  • Mahneshan, Zanjan, Iran

Israel [edit]

Japan [edit]

Lebanon [edit]

Mongolia [edit]

Philippines [edit]

Thailand [edit]

Turkey [edit]

Yemen [edit]

  • Wadi Dhar, Yemen
  • Bani Al Harit, Saana, Yemen

Other countries [edit]

Africa [edit]

Algeria [edit]

  • Tamanrasset
  • Tassili Mountains

Angola [edit]

  • Benguela Province
  • Iona, Tombwa

Burkina Faso [edit]

Domes de Fabedougou, Burkina Faso.
  • Doumes de Fabedougou
  • Pic du Sindou

Cameroon [edit]

  • Kola Gorge

Egypt [edit]

  • Khaboba
  • Thebes
  • Esna shale
  • Nubian sand stone

Eritrea [edit]

  • Decemhare

Kenya [edit]

Libya [edit]

  • Akakus Mountains

Madagascar [edit]

Malawi [edit]

  • Makuzi Beach, Chintheche yui

Mali [edit]

  • Massif des Aguilles de Garmi

Mauritania [edit]

Morocco [edit]

  • Siroua Mountains
  • Tafraoute

Namibia [edit]

  • Bogenfels
  • Vingerklip, Damaraland
  • Waterberg Plateau

Niger [edit]

  • Geuzzam

Nigeria [edit]

Seychelles [edit]

  • Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue

South Africa [edit]

Sudan [edit]

  • Burget Tuyur, Selima

Tunisia [edit]

  • Chebika Rock
  • Tamazrat

Zimbabwe [edit]

  • Domboshava Rocks
  • Maleme Dam, Matobos
  • Motombo Rock Formations

North America [edit]

United States of America [edit]

Main article: Rock formations in the United States

Canada [edit]

Caribbean [edit]

Mexico [edit]

Central America [edit]

South America [edit]

Argentina [edit]

Bolivia [edit]

  • Dali's Desert, Potosi
  • Valle de Las Rocas, Uyuni
  • Canon de Duene

Brazil [edit]

Chile [edit]

Colombia [edit]

Ecuador [edit]

Falkland Islands [edit]

Paraguay [edit]

Peru [edit]

Uruguay [edit]

Venezuela [edit]

Europe [edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina [edit]

Bulgaria [edit]

Belogradchick Rocks and the fortress, Bulgaria
Main article: Rock formations in Bulgaria

Croatia [edit]

  • Bijele stijene (White Rocks) and Samarske stijene (Samar Rocks), Bjelolasica mountain [2]

Czech Republic [edit]

Denmark [edit]

Estonia [edit]

Finland [edit]

France [edit]

Germany [edit]

Greece [edit]

Gibraltar [edit]

The iconic Rock of Gibraltar

Bailiwick of Guernsey [edit]

Iceland [edit]

Ireland [edit]

Italy [edit]

Latvia [edit]

  • Vidzeme
  • Pusena Kalns, Bartava

Malta [edit]

Isle of Man [edit]

Norway [edit]

Poland [edit]

  • Sloneczna
  • Ciężkowice
  • Zielone Wzgorze, Piechowice
  • Dolina Koscieliska, Western Tatras
  • Dunajec Gorge, Zakopane

Portugal [edit]

  • Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve
  • Albufeira
  • Porto Moniz, Madeira
  • Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira

Romania [edit]

Russia [edit]

Serbia [edit]

Spain [edit]

Los Callejones de Las Majadas rock formations in the Serranía de Cuenca

Sweden [edit]

Switzerland [edit]

Slovakia [edit]

Gotická brána, Sulov rocks / Slovakia

Ukraine [edit]

United Kingdom [edit]

Main article: Rock formations in the United Kingdom

Oceania [edit]

Australia [edit]

Uluru
Mount Augustus

New Zealand [edit]

Punakaiki's pancake rocks
Castle Hill

Other countries [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Olumo Rock website
  2. ^ "Escalando el Gunko de Boquete" (in Spanish). El Chiricano. 2007-06-04. 
  3. ^ Babacai Rock, Wikimapia/www.banaterra.eu
  4. ^ Красноярские Столбы
  5. ^ The Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town) Natural Landmark, UNESCO World Heritage
  6. ^ "Vodopad Prskalo" (in Serbian). FreeBiking.org. 

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