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A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock 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.
Contents
- Armenia
- China
- Jordan
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Mongolia
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Yemen
- Other countries
- Algeria
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Kenya
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
- Canada
- Caribbean
- Mexico
- Central America
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Falkland Islands
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Gibraltar
- Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Isle of Man
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- Australia
- New Zealand
- References
A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination:
Geologists have created a number of terms to describe different rock structures in the landscape that can be formed by natural processes:
Here is a list of rock formations by continent.
Armenia
China
Jordan
India
Iran
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Mongolia
Philippines
Thailand
Turkey
Yemen
Other countries
Algeria
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Egypt
Eritrea
Kenya
Libya
Green Mountain
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Seychelles
South Africa
Sudan
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
Canada
Caribbean
Mexico
Central America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Gibraltar
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Macedonia
Malta
Isle of Man
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Slovakia
Ukraine
Australia
New Zealand
Other countries
References
List of rock formations Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA