In the northwestern part of Kimolos, west of the hill “Sklavos”, there is a giant stone mushroom, “Skiadi” as the residents call it. It is a true monument of nature, located in the middle of a barren plateau with wonderful views: it embraces the southwestern and the western coasts of the island (Ellinika, Mavrospilia, Athinias)…
The Manpupuner rock formations literally (’Idol Stone’) are a set of 7 stone pillars located west of the Ural mountains in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic.The height of the rocks varies between 30 and 42 metres. About 200 million years ago at the location of the stone pillars there were high mountains. Rain,…
The Faroe islands are a small layer of soil formed by volcanic rocks. In the Atlantic between Iceland and Norway. A favorite place for tourists. The population is 50,000 but more sheep are found. It is of great interest to all to take a picture of Lake Leitisvatn from a particular point. Due to the…
The age of the earth is 454 crore years. During this time, the earth has undergone unimaginable changes. Many times the earth shone on its face. For example, 300 million years ago, there were no oceans on earth today, only oceans. And a single continent. At that time, there was only the super continent of…
Fossils trapped for over 50 million years in the pastry-puff rock formation – technically known as flysch – along a 13-kilometer stretch of land on the western coast of Gipuzkoa have earned this place a spot in the European Geoparks Networks. Like a book written in stone, each stratum of flysch contains a 60-million-year-old chapter…
