Most Incredible Rock Formations Around the world
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When we travel, we often think of the buildings and toursist sites we need to soak in, but there are hundreds of incredible travel experiences that highlight nature at its best. These incredible rock formations are waiting for you to come and visit and wouldn’t it be amazing to know of all the history these rocks have witnessed in their lifetime?
11 - Hoodoos, Mexico
The Hoodoos really does seem like an elaborate prank that just kept going. They are tall pillars of sandstone with large rock caps balancing on top of them. They are not actually man made but rather the result of millennia of erosion of different layers of sandstone. The erosion happened at various stages due to the harder and softer layers of rock, and that led to these strange rock towers.
The Hoodoos have become a popular tourist attraction in northwest Mexico where they are spread out over a 26 square kilometre (16-mile) area. They are in a dry and hot desert area and range from 5 to 100 feet. (1.5 meters – 30 meters)
10 - Stone Forest, China
This ancient forest of limestone rock looks like something out of a fantasy novel. It is one of China’s most visited tourist attractions.
The landscape is not just limestone turrets though; the area is spectacularly diverse with waterfalls, forests of trees and deep green pools of water below. The forest is the result of 270 million years of erosion and seismic activity resulting in the forest of stone spanning 100,000 acres.
The stone spires are known as karsts, which is the name given to a landscape that was formed when soluble rocks like limestone are eroded to form rock structures. This stone forest boasts many features that only exist in this region in the world, and so diverse in its karst types that it is labelled an international museum of stone forest karsts.
9 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
Near the Chinese border of Vietnam lies one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world, Halong Bay. The area is a collection of 1,600 limestone islands and islets that make up an area of more than 1,500 sq kilometres or 932-miles.
The area is jam packed with biodiversity and surreal scenery, much of which is uninhabited and undisturbed lush vegetation. It lends itself to exploring on foot, with plenty of walks and hikes amongst the craggy bluffs and isolated bays.
There are plenty of secluded spots to find an island beach to relax on or join a happy throng on one of the busier islands and enjoy tourist attractions on and off the water.
The islands are littered with caves to explore for the more experienced spelunkers. Me Cung Cave is one of the most popular caves, the English translation is the Bewitching Grotto. It is famous for being the most picturesque cave in Halong Bay but expect a narrow squeeze past the tight entrance into the cave. Once inside you will be treated to stunning stalagmites and stalactites in the main chamber. You can also venture deeper in search of fossils hidden inside the cave’s depths.
8 - Bungle Bungle Range, Australia
Until 1983 the only people who knew about the Bungle Bungle rocks were the local Aboriginal people in the Kimberly area of Australia. It was in that year that widespread media coverage of the area exploded and suddenly all eyes were on this magnificent natural wonder.
The Bungle Bungle Range is made up of sandstone towers that reach heights of up to 250 meters (820 feet). They are beehive shaped and got this shape from erosion by wind and rain which slowly sculpted the layered mountains of clay and sandstone. The variations in layers of clay and sandstone create bands of various colours in the rock towers. Stacks of lines of grey to orange stand tall in the same place they first formed 350 million years ago.
Bungle Bungle has been an important part of Aboriginal culture for 40,000 years. So, after the mass interest in the early 80s, a National park was created in 1987 to protect the precious area.
7 - Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
The first time you see this hexagonal undersea structure rising onto the shore of Northern Ireland, you will find it hard to believe that it isn’t manmade. The Giant’s Causeway is a UNESCO Heritage Site which is the result of volcanic activity. The heat and cooling of lava led to the irregular shaped basalt columns that pushed up through fissures in the ocean floor. In total there are around 40,000 hexagonal columns and the area is a popular diving spot as there are a number of shipwrecks along the coast.
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