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Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Golden Rock (Burma)
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, also known as Golden Rock, is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Burma. A small pagoda (5.5 m - 18 ft) sits on top of the "golden rock," a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

The Wave (Arizona, USA)

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

 This spectacular sandstone formation called “The Wave” is located on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, Arizona

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Ayers Rock (Australia)

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

 The large sandstone formation of Ayers Rock (also known as Uluru) rises 1,142 feet from the desert. Its sheer size — with a circumference of 6 miles — dwarfs everything around it.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Stone Tree (Bolivia)
A stone sculpted by wind and sand, the "Stone Tree" is located high on the Bolivian Altiplano, one of the world's most beautiful landscapes.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Mushroom Rock (Egypt)
 This is one of the world's most famous mushroom rocks, located in Egypt. Also called "rock pedestals," they are one of the most striking manifestations of the processes of erosion and weathering.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Melting Shadows (Utah, USA)
Stone vertebrae snag morning's light along the northern tip of Utah's Bridger Jack Mesa (foreground), leaving Lavender Canyon hidden in a cold, purple shroud.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Split Apple Rock (New Zealand)

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

The interesting formation of the famous Split Apple Rock on the South Island of New Zealand looks exactly as the name suggests.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

The Pinnacles (Australia)

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

These beautiful limestone formations called The Pinnacles are contained within Namburg National Park in Western Australia.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Perce Rock (Canada)

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

This rock formation is one of the largest natural arches in the world. The pierced rock used to have two arches until one of the outer arches collapsed in June 17, 1845.

Captivating Rock Formations - Amazing Beauty

Delicate Arch (Utah, USA)
A world famous arch located in Arches National Park (Utah, USA), the Delicate Arch is a mysterious lone-standing arch that has become a symbol of the state.
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