The Most Amazing Rock Wave Formations

Posted Nov 04, 2009 by BrenNolasco / comments 1 comments / Print / Font Size Decrease font size Increase font size

You think you can only see waves in bodies of water like the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers?

Here's a collection of spectacular wave rock formations: These impressively unique waves were formed above and beneath the earth.

Vermillion Cliffs

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The magnificent and captivating Vermilion Cliffs are reddish or vermillion colored cliffs in the Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau in Utah, USA.

Antelope Canyon

Because of its fascinating and astounding natural beauty, it is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the southwestern part of the US.

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Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon with impressive wave-like formations in and outside the canyon.

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Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack

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Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew

Buckskin Gulch

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The amazing 21 kilometers Buckskin Gulch in Utah is the longest and deepest slot canyon in the southwestern part of the US. It is a favorite tourist destination in the area too.

Chinle Badlands

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The one-of-a-kind Chinle Badlands in Utah, USA appeared to have been was and formed through water movements or actions. It is part of the 1.9 million acre wide Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Zabriskie Point

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Zabriskie Point in the Death Valley in the US is well-known for its unique landscape which looks like water canals that have dried up. This formation was formed millions years before the existence of Death Valley. Zabriskie Point is a part of Amargosa Range.

Coyote Buttes

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The Wave

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The superstar of the Colorado Plateau is “The Wave”, a sandstone rock formation on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes in the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness.

Cedar Break Amphitheatre

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This layered and multi-colored geological formation in the Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah, USA is a natural amphitheater canyon. It is 4.8 kilometer long and a depth of 610 meters.

Tent Rocks

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The astonishing Tent Rock is part of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, USA.

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This unique wave-like geological wonders are noted for their layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by a volcanic explosion.

Wave Rock

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Australia has also its own “Wave Rock” . This natural rock formation that is about15 meters high and about 110 meters long is located in Hyden, Western Australia.

See also

World’s Most Impressive Rock Formations

World’s Most Impressive Karsts Formations

World’s Most Impressive Ice Formations

Bizarre Rock formations From Around the World

World’s Most Spectacular Balanced Rock Formations

Unusual Rock Formations That Resemble Humans

Amazing Animal-shaped Rock Formations

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jon123_boy
jon123_boy said... on November 6th, 2009 at 6:54 AM

brilliant ! keep up the good work



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