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Amah Rock

A granite rock located on top of a hill near Sha Tin in Kowloon

Hongkong, resembling a woman with child on her back. Its Cantonese
name “Mong Fu Shek” literally means “the stone that is gazing out for
her husband.” According to legend, it was where a fisherman’s wife
faithfully waited with her son for her husband, who never returned, so
the gods took pity on her by turning her into stone.

Wave Rock

An amazing rock formation situated near Hyden town in Western

Australia, where one can find other equally amazing formations such
as the “Hippo’s Yawn” and the “Humps.” Standing about 14 meters in
height and 110 meter long, it is shaped like a giant wave that is just
about to break onto a 2.7 trillion-year-old prehistoric surf, but frozen in
time.

The Pinnacles – Australia

These beautiful limestone formations called The Pinnacles are
contained within Namburg National Park in Western Australia. The
Pinnacles were formed from lime leaching from the sand and by rain
cementing the lower levels of the dune into a soft limestone.

Devil’s Organ Pipes

A truly remarkable formation of around 40,000 basaltic columns of

volcanic origin that resembles an organ overlooking the Giant’s
Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. According to Irish
legend, it was built by the giant Fionn MacCumhail so that he could
walk to Scotland to fight against the Scottish giant, Benandonner.

Lotus Flower Peak

The highest of the 72 peaks of Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) located
in south Anhui province in China. It is a literal translation of its Chinese
name “Lian Hua Feng” due to its likeness to a lotus flower in full
bloom. In fact, Huangshan is is famous for its oddly-shaped pines,
mountain springs and cloud seas and especially for its numerous rock
formations that seemingly combine to form human and animal figures
that have names as “Five Old Men Going to the Heavenly Capital” and
“Flowers Painted with a Dreamed Writing Brush.”

Fairy Chimneys

The signature of the Cappadocia region in Turkey, these magnificent

formations are made up of an erosion-resistant basalt layer on top of
cone-shaped pillar of volcanic ashes that have solidified into the soft
rock called tufa. In fact, caves, churches, houses and various other
structures have been carved into them.

Queen’s Head

Lying along the coastal area of Taipei’s county of Yehliu in Taiwan are
countless mushroom rock formations of thick sandstone that are
named after objects they resemble such as fairy shoe and candlesticks,
but the most well-known of all is this rock that is shaped like an
Egyptian woman’s head. Its name is a literal translation of its Mandarin
name: “Nu Wang tou.”

Delicate Arch – Utah, USA

Delicate Arch is a world famous arch located in Arches National Park,

Utah, USA. It is a lone-standing arch which has become a symbol of
Utah.

Bowerman’s Nose

A large stack of granite located in Dartmoor Great Britain, which you

can make out a human face in its rocky outline with a little bit of
imagination. According to a local folklore, a Norman hunter went out
with his hounds so engrossed in chasing hares that they accidentally
crashed into a coven of witches disrupting their ceremony; the witches
in revenge turned him into stone.
Flowerpot Rocks

Also called Hopewell Rocks, they are located in a popular tourist

destination at Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, Canada. The bases of
these breathtaking sandstone formations have been worn away for
thousands of years by the Bay of Fundy’s powerful tidal waves.