1 201.236.221.9:80 HTTP ANM Colombia (Pereira) 201.236.221.9 09-jul-2012 10:46
2 201.245.28.74:3128 HTTP NOA Colombia (Bogotб) corporat201-24528074.sta.etb.net.co 09-jul-2012 10:45
3 190.144.162.238:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Cali) 190.144.162.238 09-jul-2012 10:44
4 190.14.228.33:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia ! 1901422833.ip5.static.mediacommerce.com.co 09-jul-2012 10:43
5 190.248.129.62:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Medellнn) static-Adsl190-248-129-62.une.net.co 09-jul-2012 10:39
6 190.0.46.66:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Medellнn) Static-BAFibra190-0-46-66.epm.net.co 09-jul-2012 10:39
7 190.145.25.219:3128 HTTP NOA Colombia (Bogotб) 190.145.25.219 09-jul-2012 10:38
8 190.121.135.178:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia 190121135178.ip48.static.mediacommerce.com.co 09-jul-2012 10:36
9 190.249.167.115:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Medellнn) cable190-249-167-115.une.net.co 09-jul-2012 09:29
10 190.90.7.228:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Candelaria) ! 190.90.7.228 09-jul-2012 09:29
11 190.66.11.52:80 HTTP HIA Colombia (Bogotб) ns.funandi.edu.co 09-jul-2012 06:27
12 190.29.22.247:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Medellнn) static-adsl190-29-22-247.une.net.co 09-jul-2012 02:49
13 190.249.175.226:8080 HTTP NOA Colombia (Medellнn) cable190-249-175-226.une.net.co 09-jul-2012 02:14
14 190.242.118.27:3128 HTTP ANM Colombia (Bogotб) ! mail.ejimenez.co 09-jul-2012 00:25
Monday, July 9, 2012
Free proxy lists Thailand (TH).
1 202.183.155.171:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 202.183.155.171 09-jul-2012 10:48
2 203.114.112.101:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) 203-114-112-101.totisp.net 09-jul-2012 10:46
3 110.77.220.209:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) ! 110.77.220.209 09-jul-2012 03:37
4 110.77.199.190:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) ! 110.77.199.190 09-jul-2012 03:37
5 110.77.138.156:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 110.77.138.156 09-jul-2012 03:37
6 110.164.214.182:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand ! mx-ll-110.164.214-182.static.3bb.co.th 09-jul-2012 03:37
7 27.131.161.7:3128 HTTP ANM Thailand ! 27.131.161.7 09-jul-2012 02:57
8 61.47.57.234:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 61.47.57.234 09-jul-2012 02:51
9 118.175.14.51:3128 HTTP HIA Thailand (Bangkok) 118.175.14.51.static.totbb.net 09-jul-2012 02:50
10 119.59.100.105:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 119.59.100.105 09-jul-2012 02:12
11 113.53.250.11:80 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) ! 113.53.250.11 09-jul-2012 02:12
12 118.174.131.94:3128 HTTP HIA Thailand (Bangkok) node-ny.ll-118-174.static.totisp.net 09-jul-2012 00:24
2 203.114.112.101:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) 203-114-112-101.totisp.net 09-jul-2012 10:46
3 110.77.220.209:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) ! 110.77.220.209 09-jul-2012 03:37
4 110.77.199.190:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) ! 110.77.199.190 09-jul-2012 03:37
5 110.77.138.156:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 110.77.138.156 09-jul-2012 03:37
6 110.164.214.182:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand ! mx-ll-110.164.214-182.static.3bb.co.th 09-jul-2012 03:37
7 27.131.161.7:3128 HTTP ANM Thailand ! 27.131.161.7 09-jul-2012 02:57
8 61.47.57.234:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 61.47.57.234 09-jul-2012 02:51
9 118.175.14.51:3128 HTTP HIA Thailand (Bangkok) 118.175.14.51.static.totbb.net 09-jul-2012 02:50
10 119.59.100.105:3128 HTTP NOA Thailand 119.59.100.105 09-jul-2012 02:12
11 113.53.250.11:80 HTTP NOA Thailand (Bangkok) ! 113.53.250.11 09-jul-2012 02:12
12 118.174.131.94:3128 HTTP HIA Thailand (Bangkok) node-ny.ll-118-174.static.totisp.net 09-jul-2012 00:24
Free proxy lists Russian Federation (RU). Russian proxy servers.
1 94.139.99.50:3128 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) ! 94.139.99.50 09-jul-2012 16:10
2 77.41.107.51:8080 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) host-77-41-107-51.qwerty.ru 09-jul-2012 15:22
3 46.39.225.33:3128 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) 46.39.225.33 09-jul-2012 15:22
4 85.233.90.4:80 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Nizhnekamsk) elisa.tatais.ru 09-jul-2012 15:21
5 78.138.172.145:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Chelny) 145.172.138.78.in-addr.arpa 09-jul-2012 15:02
6 188.143.232.239:85 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) ! 188.143.232.239 09-jul-2012 15:01
7 188.254.60.68:8081 HTTP HIA Russian Federation ! 188.254.60.68 09-jul-2012 13:49
8 109.195.34.253:8080 HTTP ANM Russian Federation (Barnaul) 109x195x34x253.static-business.barnaul.ertelecom.ru 09-jul-2012 13:41
9 93.153.171.82:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 93.153.171.82 09-jul-2012 10:56
10 89.31.113.210:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) host-89-31-113-210.academ.org 09-jul-2012 10:56
11 94.251.75.35:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) ! host-94-251-75-35.bbcustomer.zsttk.net 09-jul-2012 10:56
12 92.241.254.240:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Izhevsk) 92.241.254.240 09-jul-2012 10:56
13 84.22.159.146:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Skala) rt.optizone.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
14 78.85.39.109:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation a109.sub39.net78.udm.net 09-jul-2012 10:56
15 46.252.244.178:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 46.252.244.178 09-jul-2012 10:56
16 176.62.67.43:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Omsk) pppoe43.net176-62-67.omkc.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
17 95.27.236.38:8000 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Moscow) 95-27-236-38.broadband.corbina.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
18 83.220.79.68:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 83.220.79.68 09-jul-2012 10:56
19 89.251.103.130:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) 130-103-251-89.citynsk.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
20 46.50.220.13:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Zarinsk) host-46-50-220-13.bbcustomer.zsttk.net 09-jul-2012 10:56
21 178.46.154.186:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Tyumen) 178.46.154.186 09-jul-2012 10:56
22 178.210.42.30:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation apk-agroeco.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
23 188.143.232.239:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) ! 188.143.232.239 09-jul-2012 10:56
24 87.248.226.210:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) ! rtrmain.regionspb.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
25 89.250.148.40:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Tyumen) pppoe-40.i-jetcity.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
26 46.21.74.242:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 46.21.74.242 09-jul-2012 10:55
27 95.143.115.77:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 95.143.115.77 09-jul-2012 10:55
28 109.202.17.131:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) host-109-202-17-131.avantel.ru 09-jul-2012 07:42
29 78.138.172.145:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Chelny) 145.172.138.78.in-addr.arpa 09-jul-2012 07:42
30 178.210.42.30:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation apk-agroeco.ru 09-jul-2012 07:42
A strange cloud appeared last week in the skies over Beijing. Glowing like a huge "mushroom", similar to what is left after a nuclear explosion, it appeared over the town about seven o'clock, and hung for about an hour. In addition, from time to time spectacular lightning illuminated the great mass of cloud, presenting an apocalyptic picture reminiscent of movies such as “Independence Day” and “War of the Worlds”.
According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, it was just a giant cumulonimbus cloud, and its unusual shape was formed due to the fact that the cloud initially developed vertically, but after meeting with warmer layers of air began to grow horizontally.
2 77.41.107.51:8080 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) host-77-41-107-51.qwerty.ru 09-jul-2012 15:22
3 46.39.225.33:3128 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) 46.39.225.33 09-jul-2012 15:22
4 85.233.90.4:80 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Nizhnekamsk) elisa.tatais.ru 09-jul-2012 15:21
5 78.138.172.145:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Chelny) 145.172.138.78.in-addr.arpa 09-jul-2012 15:02
6 188.143.232.239:85 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) ! 188.143.232.239 09-jul-2012 15:01
7 188.254.60.68:8081 HTTP HIA Russian Federation ! 188.254.60.68 09-jul-2012 13:49
8 109.195.34.253:8080 HTTP ANM Russian Federation (Barnaul) 109x195x34x253.static-business.barnaul.ertelecom.ru 09-jul-2012 13:41
9 93.153.171.82:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 93.153.171.82 09-jul-2012 10:56
10 89.31.113.210:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) host-89-31-113-210.academ.org 09-jul-2012 10:56
11 94.251.75.35:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) ! host-94-251-75-35.bbcustomer.zsttk.net 09-jul-2012 10:56
12 92.241.254.240:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Izhevsk) 92.241.254.240 09-jul-2012 10:56
13 84.22.159.146:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Skala) rt.optizone.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
14 78.85.39.109:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation a109.sub39.net78.udm.net 09-jul-2012 10:56
15 46.252.244.178:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 46.252.244.178 09-jul-2012 10:56
16 176.62.67.43:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Omsk) pppoe43.net176-62-67.omkc.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
17 95.27.236.38:8000 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Moscow) 95-27-236-38.broadband.corbina.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
18 83.220.79.68:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 83.220.79.68 09-jul-2012 10:56
19 89.251.103.130:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) 130-103-251-89.citynsk.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
20 46.50.220.13:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Zarinsk) host-46-50-220-13.bbcustomer.zsttk.net 09-jul-2012 10:56
21 178.46.154.186:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Tyumen) 178.46.154.186 09-jul-2012 10:56
22 178.210.42.30:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation apk-agroeco.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
23 188.143.232.239:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) ! 188.143.232.239 09-jul-2012 10:56
24 87.248.226.210:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) ! rtrmain.regionspb.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
25 89.250.148.40:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Tyumen) pppoe-40.i-jetcity.ru 09-jul-2012 10:56
26 46.21.74.242:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 46.21.74.242 09-jul-2012 10:55
27 95.143.115.77:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation 95.143.115.77 09-jul-2012 10:55
28 109.202.17.131:3128 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Novosibirsk) host-109-202-17-131.avantel.ru 09-jul-2012 07:42
29 78.138.172.145:80 HTTP NOA Russian Federation (Chelny) 145.172.138.78.in-addr.arpa 09-jul-2012 07:42
30 178.210.42.30:8080 HTTP NOA Russian Federation apk-agroeco.ru 09-jul-2012 07:42
Mushroom Cloud Over Beijing
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According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, it was just a giant cumulonimbus cloud, and its unusual shape was formed due to the fact that the cloud initially developed vertically, but after meeting with warmer layers of air began to grow horizontally.
Free proxy lists Brazil (BR). Brazilian proxy servers.
1 200.222.105.124:8080 HTTP HIA Brazil (Belford Roxo) 200.222.105.124 09-jul-2012 14:42
2 177.104.1.2:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 177.104.1.2 09-jul-2012 13:43
3 177.69.31.147:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 177-069-031-147.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:48
4 187.12.84.162:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 187.12.84.162 09-jul-2012 10:48
5 186.227.174.242:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 186-227-174-242.amplitudenet.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:47
6 200.169.20.118:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Porto Alegre) firewall.dbserver.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:46
7 201.73.204.178:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 201.73.204.178 09-jul-2012 10:46
8 189.2.162.165:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 189.2.162.165 09-jul-2012 10:45
9 201.39.143.158:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil 201.39.143.158 09-jul-2012 10:45
10 177.69.11.252:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil 177-069-011-252.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:45
11 186.211.4.226:8081 HTTP NOA Brazil 186.211.4.226 09-jul-2012 10:45
12 200.153.150.142:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Ribeirгo Pires) 200-153-150-142.dsl.telesp.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:44
13 187.72.32.218:80 HTTP NOA Brazil (Andrelвndia) 187-072-032-218.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:44
14 189.51.122.8:8080 HTTP ANM Brazil ! 189.51.122.8 09-jul-2012 10:42
15 200.195.131.76:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Sгo Josй Das Palmeiras) 76.131.195.200.static.copel.net 09-jul-2012 10:42
16 177.12.97.35:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil 177.12.97.35 09-jul-2012 10:42
17 186.215.202.163:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Recife) 186.215.202.163.static.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:41
18 187.62.220.225:80 HTTP NOA Brazil (Sгo Paulo) AS28165-187-62-220-225.wcs.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:41
19 187.115.2.9:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) 187.115.2.9.static.host.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
20 177.43.180.178:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) 177.43.180.178.static.host.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
21 201.22.74.114:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Londrina) 201.22.74.114.static.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
22 201.62.57.1:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil ! static-201-62-57-1.v4.naclick.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
23 187.8.200.67:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil ! 187-8-200-67.customer.tdatabrasil.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:37
24 186.215.214.21:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Niterуi) 186.215.214.21.static.host.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:37
25 201.64.254.228:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 201.64.254.228 09-jul-2012 09:29
26 187.6.86.6:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Rio Branco) 187-6-86-6.cpece1010.ipd.brasiltelecom.net.br 09-jul-2012 09:29
27 186.204.134.180:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Sгo Paulo) bacc86b4.virtua.com.br 09-jul-2012 02:14
28 200.141.204.130:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 200.141.204.130 09-jul-2012 02:12
29 177.84.52.63:80 HTTP NOA Brazil 177.84.52.63 09-jul-2012 02:12
30 187.72.86.1:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Campinas) 187-072-086-001.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 02:12
Nature doesn’t need an audience. These wonderful orchids come from the south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests from elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters and as such not many people throughout history got to see them. However, thanks to intrepid collectors we do get to see this wonderful Monkey Orchid. Someone didn’t need much imagination to name it though, let’s face it.
Its scientific name is Dracula simia, the last part nodding towards the fact that this remarkable orchid bears more than a passing resemblance to a monkey’s face – although we won’t go as far as to be species specific on this one. The Dracula (genus) part of its name refers to the strange characteristic of the two long spurs of the sepals, reminiscent of the fangs of a certain Transylvanian count of film and fiction fame.
The orchid was only named in 1978 by the botanist Luer but is in a family containing over 120 species mostly found in Ecuador. Up in the cloud mountains the monkey orchid can flower at any time – it is not season specific. It scent resembles that of a ripe orange.
The examples seen here are all cultivated – though it remains very rare in ‘captivity’. For that reason don’t make a dash down to your local horticulturalist. Yet for those lucky enough to have one, if kept quite cool and in partial shade and it can thrive and flower. Like all orchids, however, it needs a lot of care and patience – so you may want to consider a cactus instead!
If you don't quite see why this orchid gets its name, then do one thing. Move back from your screen a few feet and take another look. Close up the similarity is good, from a distance it is astounding.
2 177.104.1.2:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 177.104.1.2 09-jul-2012 13:43
3 177.69.31.147:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 177-069-031-147.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:48
4 187.12.84.162:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 187.12.84.162 09-jul-2012 10:48
5 186.227.174.242:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 186-227-174-242.amplitudenet.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:47
6 200.169.20.118:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Porto Alegre) firewall.dbserver.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:46
7 201.73.204.178:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 201.73.204.178 09-jul-2012 10:46
8 189.2.162.165:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 189.2.162.165 09-jul-2012 10:45
9 201.39.143.158:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil 201.39.143.158 09-jul-2012 10:45
10 177.69.11.252:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil 177-069-011-252.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:45
11 186.211.4.226:8081 HTTP NOA Brazil 186.211.4.226 09-jul-2012 10:45
12 200.153.150.142:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Ribeirгo Pires) 200-153-150-142.dsl.telesp.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:44
13 187.72.32.218:80 HTTP NOA Brazil (Andrelвndia) 187-072-032-218.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:44
14 189.51.122.8:8080 HTTP ANM Brazil ! 189.51.122.8 09-jul-2012 10:42
15 200.195.131.76:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Sгo Josй Das Palmeiras) 76.131.195.200.static.copel.net 09-jul-2012 10:42
16 177.12.97.35:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil 177.12.97.35 09-jul-2012 10:42
17 186.215.202.163:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Recife) 186.215.202.163.static.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:41
18 187.62.220.225:80 HTTP NOA Brazil (Sгo Paulo) AS28165-187-62-220-225.wcs.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:41
19 187.115.2.9:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) 187.115.2.9.static.host.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
20 177.43.180.178:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) 177.43.180.178.static.host.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
21 201.22.74.114:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Londrina) 201.22.74.114.static.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
22 201.62.57.1:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil ! static-201-62-57-1.v4.naclick.com.br 09-jul-2012 10:39
23 187.8.200.67:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil ! 187-8-200-67.customer.tdatabrasil.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:37
24 186.215.214.21:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Niterуi) 186.215.214.21.static.host.gvt.net.br 09-jul-2012 10:37
25 201.64.254.228:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 201.64.254.228 09-jul-2012 09:29
26 187.6.86.6:8080 HTTP NOA Brazil (Rio Branco) 187-6-86-6.cpece1010.ipd.brasiltelecom.net.br 09-jul-2012 09:29
27 186.204.134.180:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Sгo Paulo) bacc86b4.virtua.com.br 09-jul-2012 02:14
28 200.141.204.130:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil 200.141.204.130 09-jul-2012 02:12
29 177.84.52.63:80 HTTP NOA Brazil 177.84.52.63 09-jul-2012 02:12
30 187.72.86.1:3128 HTTP NOA Brazil (Campinas) 187-072-086-001.static.ctbctelecom.com.br 09-jul-2012 02:12
The Beautiful Monkey Orchid
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Its scientific name is Dracula simia, the last part nodding towards the fact that this remarkable orchid bears more than a passing resemblance to a monkey’s face – although we won’t go as far as to be species specific on this one. The Dracula (genus) part of its name refers to the strange characteristic of the two long spurs of the sepals, reminiscent of the fangs of a certain Transylvanian count of film and fiction fame.
The orchid was only named in 1978 by the botanist Luer but is in a family containing over 120 species mostly found in Ecuador. Up in the cloud mountains the monkey orchid can flower at any time – it is not season specific. It scent resembles that of a ripe orange.
The examples seen here are all cultivated – though it remains very rare in ‘captivity’. For that reason don’t make a dash down to your local horticulturalist. Yet for those lucky enough to have one, if kept quite cool and in partial shade and it can thrive and flower. Like all orchids, however, it needs a lot of care and patience – so you may want to consider a cactus instead!
If you don't quite see why this orchid gets its name, then do one thing. Move back from your screen a few feet and take another look. Close up the similarity is good, from a distance it is astounding.
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A natural arch is a geological formation where rocky cliffs subject to erosion from the sea, rivers or weathering forms a rock arch. Some natural arch has a stream of water flowing underneath, in which case the arch is called a natural bridge. The distinction between a bridge and arch is somewhat arbitrary. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society identifies a bridge as a subtype of arch that is primarily water-formed. By contrast, the Dictionary of Geological Terms defines a natural bridge as a "natural arch that spans a valley of erosion." The correct method to measure an arch is also debated because of which the reported measurements often varies from source to source. Under these circumstances to prepare an irrefutable list of the world’s largest or longest or highest natural arch is impossible. Amidst this confusion new discoveries and potential candidates always keep popping up around the globe.
Natural arches are abundant in the deserts of Utah and Arizona in the United States. The Arches National Park in eastern Utah contains the largest concentration of significant natural arches in the world. As many as 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations are found in this region.
The following is a list of 10 biggest natural arches from around the world according to the Natural Arch and Bridge Society.
Fairy Bridge or Xianren Bridge, China
Xianren Bridge, also known as Fairy Bridge, is the world's largest natural arch with a span measuring 400 feet or 120 meter. The bridge is carved through the limestone karst by the Buliu River. It is located about 40 km northwest of Fengshan in northwestern Guangxi Province, China.
Until recently, Fairy Bridge has been virtually unknown outside of China. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society (NABS) first became aware of it in 2009 when a geologist was searching the area using Google Earth and spotted what looked like a large natural bridge spanning a river. This was quickly confirmed by a Panoramio photo linked to Google Earth, taken by the Chinese photographer. Estimates using Google Earth and other photos suggested that the span might be the largest in the world. After a failed attempt, the bridge was successfully reached and measured in 2010 by a NABS team.
Jiangzhou Immortal Bridge, China
Jiangzhou Immortal Bridge is located about 2 km east of the village of Jiangzhou in Guangxi Province, China, about 30 km south of Fengshan. It is a principal feature of the Xianren Natural Bridge Tourism Area, which is a southern unit of the Leye-Fengshan National Geopark. A paved road and a river pass under the bridge, as do some utility lines.
The actual length of the bridge is a matter of controversy due to conflicting information about the arch. An upper bound for the span can be placed at about 340 feet, which would indeed make the span the second longest in the world, and a lower bound can be placed at about 280 feet, which would make it very close to the spans of Landscape and Kolob arches in the U.S.
Landscape Arch, USA
Landscape Arch is located in the Devils Garden section of Arches National Park in Utah, the US. Landscape. The Landscape Arch is considerably old and almost near the end of its lifecycle. In its thinnest section the arch is only 6 feet thick, yet it supports a span of rock 290 feet long. The arch could collapse at any time. Of course, this means it could collapse tomorrow or within the next couple of centuries.
In 1991, a 73-foot slab of rock fell out from underneath the thinnest section of the span. The rock that fell, however, was probably not structurally important to the arch. In fact, by reducing the weight of suspended rock, the arch was probably strengthened. In 1995, another 47-foot mass of rock fell from the arch followed by yet another 30-foot rock fall the same year. Due to these events the Park Service has closed the loop trail that once led underneath the arch.
Kolob Arch, USA
Kolob Arch is located in Zion National Park, the US. The arch measures 287 feet, just 3 feet short of the span of Landscape Arch.
Located deep in the backcountry of Zion National Park, the Kolob Arch is not easily seen. Because of its remote location and virtual inaccessibility, Kolob Arch for years has challenged cowboys, rangers, hikers, climbers, and photographers alike. For most of the twentieth century many believed that Kolob was in fact the world’s largest freestanding arch, leading to years of debate and the motivation for various parties of adventurous thrill seekers to climb on and secure a measurement.
Aloba Arch, Chad
Aloba Arch is one of the most magnificent natural arches in the world, located in the Ennedi Range of the Sahara Desert in Chad. This is not a natural bridge, but a very large alcove arch. Aloba Arch has a span of approximately 250 feet, but perhaps more striking than the span, is the sheer height of the arch. At 120 meters (394 feet) tall, it towers over the more famous Rainbow Bridge and is undoubtedly one of the tallest known arches in the world.
Morning Glory Natural Bridge, USA
Morning Glory Natural Bridge is located in Negro Bill Canyon near Moab, Utah. Morning Glory is not actually a natural bridge, but is instead a very large alcove arch. The arch's span is 243 feet, and is a mere 15 feet from the cliff wall so it is not as spectacular or photogenic as some other arches in the area. Nevertheless, at a height of 75 feet, it is a very impressive piece of rock.
Gaotun Natural Bridge, China
Gaotun Natural Bridge (Tiansheng Qiao) is a waterfall natural bridge located at the bank of the Fulu river, not far from the town of Li Ping, Guizhou Region in southern China. It is one of the major attractions of the Bazhou He Scenic Area, an area developed for tourism. The arch measures 240 feet.
Rainbow Bridge, USA
Rainbow Bridge is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the largest natural bridge in the world. The Gunniess World Records 2008 even lists Rainbow Bridge as the highest natural arch in the world, which is incorrect. The Rainbow Bridge spans 275 feet and has a height of 246 feet. There are a fair number of natural arches that exceed Rainbow Bridge both in height and length, topped by Tushuk Tash with a height of 1200 feet.
Rainbow Bridge is one of the most accessible of the large arches of the world, as it can be reached by a two-hour boat ride on Lake Powell from either of two marinas near Page, Arizona, followed by a short mile-long walk from the National Park wharf in Bridge Canyon or by hiking several hour overland from a trailhead on the south side of Lake Powell.
Sipapu Natural Bridge, USA
Sipapu Bridge is located in the Natural Bridges National Monument in the U.S. state of Utah. The span of Sipapu Natural Bridge was originally reported at 268 feet in 1908, who also reported a height of 167 feet. However, a measurement by in 2007 using modern methods yielded a span of 225 ± 3 feet and a height of 144 ± 5 feet.
Sipapu can be viewed from a roadside viewpoint but is best viewed from a short hiking trail that leads down to its base from the canyon rim. Since the closure of the trail leading under Landscape Arch due to safety concerns, and the voluntary prohibition placed on passing under Rainbow Bridge in deference to Navajo and Hopi spiritual beliefs, Sipapu is now the longest natural arch in the world to have an active trail beneath it that visitors may pass under, affording spectacular views of the underside of the arch.
Stevens Arch, USA
This spectacular arch is located in Escalante Canyon at its junction with Stevens Canyon, just upstream from Coyote Gulch. It’s approximately 220 feet (67 m) wide and 160 feet (49 m) high dominating the skyline as you hike along the river bottom.
Other notable arches not included in this list are Shiptons Arch or Tushuk Tash in China (highest natural arch at 1200 feet), Hazarchishma Natural Bridge in Afghanistan (211 feet), Outlaw Arch in Colorado (206 feet) and Snake Bridge in New Mexico (204 feet).
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Top 10 Largest Natural Arches
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Natural arches are abundant in the deserts of Utah and Arizona in the United States. The Arches National Park in eastern Utah contains the largest concentration of significant natural arches in the world. As many as 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations are found in this region.
The following is a list of 10 biggest natural arches from around the world according to the Natural Arch and Bridge Society.
Fairy Bridge or Xianren Bridge, China
Xianren Bridge, also known as Fairy Bridge, is the world's largest natural arch with a span measuring 400 feet or 120 meter. The bridge is carved through the limestone karst by the Buliu River. It is located about 40 km northwest of Fengshan in northwestern Guangxi Province, China.
Until recently, Fairy Bridge has been virtually unknown outside of China. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society (NABS) first became aware of it in 2009 when a geologist was searching the area using Google Earth and spotted what looked like a large natural bridge spanning a river. This was quickly confirmed by a Panoramio photo linked to Google Earth, taken by the Chinese photographer. Estimates using Google Earth and other photos suggested that the span might be the largest in the world. After a failed attempt, the bridge was successfully reached and measured in 2010 by a NABS team.
Jiangzhou Immortal Bridge, China
Jiangzhou Immortal Bridge is located about 2 km east of the village of Jiangzhou in Guangxi Province, China, about 30 km south of Fengshan. It is a principal feature of the Xianren Natural Bridge Tourism Area, which is a southern unit of the Leye-Fengshan National Geopark. A paved road and a river pass under the bridge, as do some utility lines.
The actual length of the bridge is a matter of controversy due to conflicting information about the arch. An upper bound for the span can be placed at about 340 feet, which would indeed make the span the second longest in the world, and a lower bound can be placed at about 280 feet, which would make it very close to the spans of Landscape and Kolob arches in the U.S.
Landscape Arch, USA
Landscape Arch is located in the Devils Garden section of Arches National Park in Utah, the US. Landscape. The Landscape Arch is considerably old and almost near the end of its lifecycle. In its thinnest section the arch is only 6 feet thick, yet it supports a span of rock 290 feet long. The arch could collapse at any time. Of course, this means it could collapse tomorrow or within the next couple of centuries.
In 1991, a 73-foot slab of rock fell out from underneath the thinnest section of the span. The rock that fell, however, was probably not structurally important to the arch. In fact, by reducing the weight of suspended rock, the arch was probably strengthened. In 1995, another 47-foot mass of rock fell from the arch followed by yet another 30-foot rock fall the same year. Due to these events the Park Service has closed the loop trail that once led underneath the arch.
Kolob Arch, USA
Kolob Arch is located in Zion National Park, the US. The arch measures 287 feet, just 3 feet short of the span of Landscape Arch.
Located deep in the backcountry of Zion National Park, the Kolob Arch is not easily seen. Because of its remote location and virtual inaccessibility, Kolob Arch for years has challenged cowboys, rangers, hikers, climbers, and photographers alike. For most of the twentieth century many believed that Kolob was in fact the world’s largest freestanding arch, leading to years of debate and the motivation for various parties of adventurous thrill seekers to climb on and secure a measurement.
Aloba Arch, Chad
Aloba Arch is one of the most magnificent natural arches in the world, located in the Ennedi Range of the Sahara Desert in Chad. This is not a natural bridge, but a very large alcove arch. Aloba Arch has a span of approximately 250 feet, but perhaps more striking than the span, is the sheer height of the arch. At 120 meters (394 feet) tall, it towers over the more famous Rainbow Bridge and is undoubtedly one of the tallest known arches in the world.
Morning Glory Natural Bridge, USA
Morning Glory Natural Bridge is located in Negro Bill Canyon near Moab, Utah. Morning Glory is not actually a natural bridge, but is instead a very large alcove arch. The arch's span is 243 feet, and is a mere 15 feet from the cliff wall so it is not as spectacular or photogenic as some other arches in the area. Nevertheless, at a height of 75 feet, it is a very impressive piece of rock.
Gaotun Natural Bridge, China
Gaotun Natural Bridge (Tiansheng Qiao) is a waterfall natural bridge located at the bank of the Fulu river, not far from the town of Li Ping, Guizhou Region in southern China. It is one of the major attractions of the Bazhou He Scenic Area, an area developed for tourism. The arch measures 240 feet.
Rainbow Bridge, USA
Rainbow Bridge is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the largest natural bridge in the world. The Gunniess World Records 2008 even lists Rainbow Bridge as the highest natural arch in the world, which is incorrect. The Rainbow Bridge spans 275 feet and has a height of 246 feet. There are a fair number of natural arches that exceed Rainbow Bridge both in height and length, topped by Tushuk Tash with a height of 1200 feet.
Rainbow Bridge is one of the most accessible of the large arches of the world, as it can be reached by a two-hour boat ride on Lake Powell from either of two marinas near Page, Arizona, followed by a short mile-long walk from the National Park wharf in Bridge Canyon or by hiking several hour overland from a trailhead on the south side of Lake Powell.
Sipapu Natural Bridge, USA
Sipapu Bridge is located in the Natural Bridges National Monument in the U.S. state of Utah. The span of Sipapu Natural Bridge was originally reported at 268 feet in 1908, who also reported a height of 167 feet. However, a measurement by in 2007 using modern methods yielded a span of 225 ± 3 feet and a height of 144 ± 5 feet.
Sipapu can be viewed from a roadside viewpoint but is best viewed from a short hiking trail that leads down to its base from the canyon rim. Since the closure of the trail leading under Landscape Arch due to safety concerns, and the voluntary prohibition placed on passing under Rainbow Bridge in deference to Navajo and Hopi spiritual beliefs, Sipapu is now the longest natural arch in the world to have an active trail beneath it that visitors may pass under, affording spectacular views of the underside of the arch.
Stevens Arch, USA
This spectacular arch is located in Escalante Canyon at its junction with Stevens Canyon, just upstream from Coyote Gulch. It’s approximately 220 feet (67 m) wide and 160 feet (49 m) high dominating the skyline as you hike along the river bottom.
Other notable arches not included in this list are Shiptons Arch or Tushuk Tash in China (highest natural arch at 1200 feet), Hazarchishma Natural Bridge in Afghanistan (211 feet), Outlaw Arch in Colorado (206 feet) and Snake Bridge in New Mexico (204 feet).
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13 210.79.216.252:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 210-79-216-252.triplegate.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:42
14 119.110.68.238:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 119.110.68.238 09-jul-2012 10:42
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20 114.134.72.162:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia ! 114.134.72.162 09-jul-2012 10:38
21 222.124.147.105:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Tangerang) 105.subnet222-124-147.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:35
22 202.51.104.42:88 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 202.51.104.42 09-jul-2012 10:35
23 110.232.93.9:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Medan) 110.232.93.9 09-jul-2012 03:37
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27 210.57.215.186:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Sidoarjo) 210.57.215.186 09-jul-2012 02:58
28 118.96.8.138:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Serang) 138.static.118-96-8.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 02:57
29 210.57.215.174:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Sidoarjo) 210.57.215.174 09-jul-2012 02:49
30 182.253.17.130:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 182.253.17.130 09-jul-2012 02:15
2 123.231.255.186:8080 HTTP HIA Indonesia 123.231.255.186 09-jul-2012 11:18
3 118.97.20.2:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia 2.subnet118-97-20.static.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:48
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7 180.246.108.242:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Pekalongan) 180.246.108.242 09-jul-2012 10:47
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9 118.99.74.53:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Tangerang) 118.99.74.53 09-jul-2012 10:46
10 203.128.84.114:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia ip-84-114.neuviz.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:45
11 202.137.28.155:8001 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) ! linknet-ip-202.137.28.155.link.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:45
12 118.97.165.234:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 234.subnet118-97-165.static.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:43
13 210.79.216.252:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 210-79-216-252.triplegate.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:42
14 119.110.68.238:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 119.110.68.238 09-jul-2012 10:42
15 202.75.18.34:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia ! ip18-34.orbicom.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:41
16 175.103.33.34:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia 175.103.33.34 09-jul-2012 10:41
17 118.97.27.246:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia 246.subnet118-97-27.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:39
18 202.162.219.122:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia 122.219.iconpln.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:39
19 175.103.32.210:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia ! 175.103.32.210 09-jul-2012 10:38
20 114.134.72.162:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia ! 114.134.72.162 09-jul-2012 10:38
21 222.124.147.105:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Tangerang) 105.subnet222-124-147.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 10:35
22 202.51.104.42:88 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 202.51.104.42 09-jul-2012 10:35
23 110.232.93.9:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Medan) 110.232.93.9 09-jul-2012 03:37
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25 103.10.121.195:80 HTTP NOA Indonesia ip-121-195.sdi-as56246.net.id 09-jul-2012 03:36
26 103.10.121.195:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia ip-121-195.sdi-as56246.net.id 09-jul-2012 03:35
27 210.57.215.186:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Sidoarjo) 210.57.215.186 09-jul-2012 02:58
28 118.96.8.138:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Serang) 138.static.118-96-8.astinet.telkom.net.id 09-jul-2012 02:57
29 210.57.215.174:8080 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Sidoarjo) 210.57.215.174 09-jul-2012 02:49
30 182.253.17.130:3128 HTTP NOA Indonesia (Jakarta) 182.253.17.130 09-jul-2012 02:15
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11 61.135.164.220:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 61.135.164.220 09-jul-2012 15:22
12 124.74.255.106:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 124.74.255.106 09-jul-2012 15:22
13 218.206.228.222:3128 HTTP HIA China (Zhengzhou) 218.206.228.222 09-jul-2012 15:22
14 222.74.212.66:808 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 222.74.212.66 09-jul-2012 15:22
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17 113.106.194.221:83 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.221 09-jul-2012 14:43
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19 222.74.212.66:808 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 222.74.212.66 09-jul-2012 14:42
20 113.106.194.221:85 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.221 09-jul-2012 14:42
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23 118.85.207.23:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 118.85.207.23 09-jul-2012 14:42
24 218.69.96.4:80 HTTP ANM China (Tianjin) 218.69.96.4 09-jul-2012 14:42
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27 113.106.194.219:81 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:41
28 113.106.194.222:83 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.222 09-jul-2012 14:41
29 120.192.174.19:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 120.192.174.19 09-jul-2012 14:41
30 121.10.137.20:8001 HTTP ANM China (Wuhan) 121.10.137.20 09-jul-2012 14:41
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11 61.135.164.220:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 61.135.164.220 09-jul-2012 15:22
12 124.74.255.106:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 124.74.255.106 09-jul-2012 15:22
13 218.206.228.222:3128 HTTP HIA China (Zhengzhou) 218.206.228.222 09-jul-2012 15:22
14 222.74.212.66:808 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 222.74.212.66 09-jul-2012 15:22
15 122.141.243.216:80 HTTP HIA China (Changchun) 216.243.141.122.adsl-pool.jlccptt.net.cn 09-jul-2012 15:22
16 113.106.194.219:83 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:54
17 113.106.194.221:83 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.221 09-jul-2012 14:43
18 113.106.194.219:84 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:43
19 222.74.212.66:808 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 222.74.212.66 09-jul-2012 14:42
20 113.106.194.221:85 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.221 09-jul-2012 14:42
21 113.106.194.219:82 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:42
22 122.115.32.95:80 HTTP HIA China (Zhengzhou) 122.115.32.95 09-jul-2012 14:42
23 118.85.207.23:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 118.85.207.23 09-jul-2012 14:42
24 218.69.96.4:80 HTTP ANM China (Tianjin) 218.69.96.4 09-jul-2012 14:42
25 221.239.72.69:80 HTTP ANM China (Tianjin) 221.239.72.69 09-jul-2012 14:42
26 113.106.194.221:84 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.221 09-jul-2012 14:42
27 113.106.194.219:81 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:41
28 113.106.194.222:83 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) 113.106.194.222 09-jul-2012 14:41
29 120.192.174.19:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 120.192.174.19 09-jul-2012 14:41
30 121.10.137.20:8001 HTTP ANM China (Wuhan) 121.10.137.20 09-jul-2012 14:41
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2 108.166.68.179:8080 HTTP ANM United States (San Antonio) 108-166-68-179.static.cloud-ips.com 09-jul-2012 16:35
3 174.137.184.37:8080 HTTP HIA United States (Garden City) barracks.webair.com 09-jul-2012 16:35
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7 94.139.99.50:3128 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) ! 94.139.99.50 09-jul-2012 16:10
8 94.56.129.24:8080 HTTP ANM United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) 94.56.129.24 09-jul-2012 16:00
9 46.166.163.3:3128 HTTP HIA Romania ro4.moonlightmalaysia.com 09-jul-2012 15:53
10 221.176.14.72:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 221.176.14.72 09-jul-2012 15:39
11 61.135.164.220:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 61.135.164.220 09-jul-2012 15:22
12 124.74.255.106:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 124.74.255.106 09-jul-2012 15:22
13 218.206.228.222:3128 HTTP HIA China (Zhengzhou) 218.206.228.222 09-jul-2012 15:22
14 222.74.212.66:808 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) ! 222.74.212.66 09-jul-2012 15:22
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16 77.41.107.51:8080 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) host-77-41-107-51.qwerty.ru 09-jul-2012 15:22
17 122.141.243.216:80 HTTP HIA China (Changchun) 216.243.141.122.adsl-pool.jlccptt.net.cn 09-jul-2012 15:22
18 46.39.225.33:3128 HTTP HIA Russian Federation (Moscow) 46.39.225.33 09-jul-2012 15:22
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20 113.106.194.219:83 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:54
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22 113.106.194.219:84 HTTP HIA China (Shenzhen) ! 113.106.194.219 09-jul-2012 14:43
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28 122.115.32.95:80 HTTP HIA China (Zhengzhou) 122.115.32.95 09-jul-2012 14:42
29 118.85.207.23:80 HTTP HIA China (Beijing) 118.85.207.23 09-jul-2012 14:42
30 218.69.96.4:80 HTTP ANM China (Tianjin) 218.69.96.4 09-jul-2012 14:42
Bacteria and other tiny cells merely divide in two to reproduce, but more complex creatures need more complex means of reproduction. Animals use eggs in one form or other; however, most are not very similar to the familiar breakfast food many of us enjoy. Animal eggs are as different and varied in their structure as the animals who made them.
10 Shark Eggs
Most sharks and skates lay strangely shaped eggs sometimes called a ‘mermaid’s purse.’ These consist of an egg case in a thin capsule made of collagen. They often are square or rectangular with stringy or pointy corner horns, but can come in a variety of odd shapes. A few sharks, such as the Port Jackson shark, have helical egg cases which are secured into the sand like drill bits. Shark eggs can wash up on the beach and are often hand-sized, although the largest recorded was over 2m long. Female sharks lay fertilized eggs onto the sea floor where they stay until they hatch, not needing any more attention from their mother. Some shark eggs contain several baby sharks which cannibalize each other before hatching to ensure that only the strongest baby survives.
9 Octopus Eggs
Octopuses string their soft, translucent eggs up on overhangs of rock or coral. The females lay hundreds of thousands of eggs at a time and will stay to guard them against hungry predators until they hatch. This often takes so long that she begins to starve and some octopuses will eat their own arms to survive. Once her thousands of tiny offspring are hatched, they feed on microscopic organisms like plankton until they grow large enough to live on the sea floor as adults. The mother, often disabled, will generally be eaten by a predator once she leaves her lair because she has grown too weak to defend herself.
8 Fish Eggs
Unlike sharks and octopuses, most fish do not have sex. The female lays or releases unfertilized eggs and the male injects them with sperm. In some species, the male and female might never even meet each other. Although some fish, like the octopus, will stay to protect the eggs, most have nothing more to do with them and leave them to develop on their own. Millions of soft eggs are laid at once, so even hungry predators will not destroy all of them before they hatch. Some eggs are laid on secure surfaces like rocks whereas others drift freely in the water, sometimes for up to hundreds of kilometers. Free-floating eggs are called ichthyoplankton and some are able to swim even before they hatch.
7 Bird Eggs
Female birds and most reptiles lay internally fertilized eggs and most will protect them until they hatch, often in a specially-constructed nest. Even after hatching, the offspring are often helpless and require still more care. Bird egg shells are made from calcium carbonate, which is also the major component of sea shells and pearls. For camouflage, some egg shells are colored or patterned with various other chemicals. Eggs often are slightly pinched at one end due to compression they experience inside their mother. This is useful for many birds as it makes the eggs roll around in a circle rather than irretrievably away. Many birds keep their eggs warm by sitting on them. A few birds sneakily lay their eggs in other birds’ nests so that the egg’s unwitting foster parents will put in the work instead. Some birds, such as hens, will lay unfertilized eggs which are a large food source for humans.
6 Dinosaur Eggs
Dinosaur eggs sometimes contain fossilized baby dinosaurs inside, and offer a fantastic look into the past. Dinosaur eggs have many shapes. Some are elongated spheres, similar to many modern medical tablets. Others are teardrops, and still more are spherical. Some dinosaurs laid many eggs in a nest and protected them while others laid eggs indiscriminately before abandoning them. There are many types of dinosaur eggs, and only some have a similar shell to modern bird or reptile eggs. They can be much larger than the eggs of any extant animal, with the largest being over 60cm long and 20cm wide. Even this is much smaller than the full adult size of many dinosaurs, due to the nature of eggs limiting their size. Eggshells contain tiny pores to allow gases into the embryo inside. An egg that is too large needs a thicker shell to support its own weight, which prevents the pores from allowing the embryo to breathe.
5 Sponge and Jelly Eggs
Sponges, jellies, and corals produce eggs in a similar way to most fish. They do not have males and females. Instead, simple male and female organs both occur on a single creature, which release eggs and sperm into the water. Some reproduce asexually, without even the male and female organs, by simply releasing some of their cells to grow directly into new individuals without needing to be fertilized. Some sponges and jellies can reproduce if they are broken up into pieces, where each piece broken off them grows into a new individual. In some species of sponges, if you were to slice one up finely and spread out the fragments, they would merge back together and reform. If you spread them out far enough, each fragment would simply grow into a new sponge.
4 Insect Eggs
Female insects often store sperm from a single mating to use for every subsequent fertilization, so many males die after their only mating. Insects will lay many eggs at once, and sometimes construct extravagant nests or nurseries for them. The eggs themselves can be stunningly shaped or camouflaged. Some eggs are laid in water and the newborn insects are adapted to spending the first portion of their life aquatically before emerging into the air. Many insects will care for their eggs after they are laid, with some ants and termites even controlling the humidity and pH for them.
3 Amphibian Eggs
Most amphibians begin the first parts of their lives in water but as adults live on land. Their eggs are therefore often laid in water, surrounded by a gel to keep them all together. When they hatch, the offspring are called ‘tadpoles’ and have gills but no legs. They swim around like fish, although initially they also lack a mouth and live directly off the yolk left over from their egg by absorbing it through their skin. Eventually, tadpoles grow mouths, legs, lungs, lose their tail, and become fully adult. Some frogs carry their eggs about to protect them or if there is not enough water around. A small number of amphibians become tadpoles and grow into tiny adults before they even hatch, so they do not need to live in the water at all.
2 Monotreme Eggs
Monotremes are thought to have evolved from reptiles and were the ancestors of modern mammals. The only living monotremes today are platypuses and echidnas. They are warm-blooded, have hair, and produce milk, so they are mammals. However, not like other mammals, they lay eggs. Unlike most birds and reptiles, while the egg is still inside a mother monotreme, she supplies it with a small amount of nutrition from her own body, similar to other mammals. Monotreme eggs are small, white, and spherical. They are laid in small numbers and are fastidiously cared for by their mother in her burrow until 4 to 6 months after hatching. Platypuses keep their eggs warm by curling their tail over them whereas echidnas warm them by tucking them in a small fold of skin across their stomachs. Monotremes do not have nipples to produce milk from, so instead they sweat milk which their newly-hatched young drink.
1 Vivipary
Vivipary is giving birth to live young. Sometimes, true eggs are still created but are kept inside the mother’s body until they hatch and the infants emerge. This occurs in relatively few species of snakes, fish, cockroaches, scorpions, and various other animals. In seahorses, the eggs are transferred from the female to the male, and he carries them until they hatch. In mammals, the egg shells do not form at all, and the embryo is developed directly inside the mother, who provides it with nutrients from her body via a placenta except in marsupials, where the infant is born while still an embryo and nursed in a pouch. Vivipary requires much more energy from the mother than oviparity (egg-laying), but it allows longer and finer development which is restricted by eggs and so more complex offspring are possible. Vivipary leads naturally to parental involvement by teaching their offspring, allowing still more complex and specifically-adapted behavior to be learned. Oviparous animals are mostly born with all the knowledge and skills they need genetically wired into them, but a mammal can be taught. To varying extents, a mammal can therefore learn to live in a much greater range of environments than can a single species of oviparous animal.
2 108.166.68.179:8080 HTTP ANM United States (San Antonio) 108-166-68-179.static.cloud-ips.com 09-jul-2012 16:35
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10 Fascinating Eggs
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10 Shark Eggs
Most sharks and skates lay strangely shaped eggs sometimes called a ‘mermaid’s purse.’ These consist of an egg case in a thin capsule made of collagen. They often are square or rectangular with stringy or pointy corner horns, but can come in a variety of odd shapes. A few sharks, such as the Port Jackson shark, have helical egg cases which are secured into the sand like drill bits. Shark eggs can wash up on the beach and are often hand-sized, although the largest recorded was over 2m long. Female sharks lay fertilized eggs onto the sea floor where they stay until they hatch, not needing any more attention from their mother. Some shark eggs contain several baby sharks which cannibalize each other before hatching to ensure that only the strongest baby survives.
9 Octopus Eggs
Octopuses string their soft, translucent eggs up on overhangs of rock or coral. The females lay hundreds of thousands of eggs at a time and will stay to guard them against hungry predators until they hatch. This often takes so long that she begins to starve and some octopuses will eat their own arms to survive. Once her thousands of tiny offspring are hatched, they feed on microscopic organisms like plankton until they grow large enough to live on the sea floor as adults. The mother, often disabled, will generally be eaten by a predator once she leaves her lair because she has grown too weak to defend herself.
8 Fish Eggs
Unlike sharks and octopuses, most fish do not have sex. The female lays or releases unfertilized eggs and the male injects them with sperm. In some species, the male and female might never even meet each other. Although some fish, like the octopus, will stay to protect the eggs, most have nothing more to do with them and leave them to develop on their own. Millions of soft eggs are laid at once, so even hungry predators will not destroy all of them before they hatch. Some eggs are laid on secure surfaces like rocks whereas others drift freely in the water, sometimes for up to hundreds of kilometers. Free-floating eggs are called ichthyoplankton and some are able to swim even before they hatch.
7 Bird Eggs
Female birds and most reptiles lay internally fertilized eggs and most will protect them until they hatch, often in a specially-constructed nest. Even after hatching, the offspring are often helpless and require still more care. Bird egg shells are made from calcium carbonate, which is also the major component of sea shells and pearls. For camouflage, some egg shells are colored or patterned with various other chemicals. Eggs often are slightly pinched at one end due to compression they experience inside their mother. This is useful for many birds as it makes the eggs roll around in a circle rather than irretrievably away. Many birds keep their eggs warm by sitting on them. A few birds sneakily lay their eggs in other birds’ nests so that the egg’s unwitting foster parents will put in the work instead. Some birds, such as hens, will lay unfertilized eggs which are a large food source for humans.
6 Dinosaur Eggs
Dinosaur eggs sometimes contain fossilized baby dinosaurs inside, and offer a fantastic look into the past. Dinosaur eggs have many shapes. Some are elongated spheres, similar to many modern medical tablets. Others are teardrops, and still more are spherical. Some dinosaurs laid many eggs in a nest and protected them while others laid eggs indiscriminately before abandoning them. There are many types of dinosaur eggs, and only some have a similar shell to modern bird or reptile eggs. They can be much larger than the eggs of any extant animal, with the largest being over 60cm long and 20cm wide. Even this is much smaller than the full adult size of many dinosaurs, due to the nature of eggs limiting their size. Eggshells contain tiny pores to allow gases into the embryo inside. An egg that is too large needs a thicker shell to support its own weight, which prevents the pores from allowing the embryo to breathe.
5 Sponge and Jelly Eggs
Sponges, jellies, and corals produce eggs in a similar way to most fish. They do not have males and females. Instead, simple male and female organs both occur on a single creature, which release eggs and sperm into the water. Some reproduce asexually, without even the male and female organs, by simply releasing some of their cells to grow directly into new individuals without needing to be fertilized. Some sponges and jellies can reproduce if they are broken up into pieces, where each piece broken off them grows into a new individual. In some species of sponges, if you were to slice one up finely and spread out the fragments, they would merge back together and reform. If you spread them out far enough, each fragment would simply grow into a new sponge.
4 Insect Eggs
Female insects often store sperm from a single mating to use for every subsequent fertilization, so many males die after their only mating. Insects will lay many eggs at once, and sometimes construct extravagant nests or nurseries for them. The eggs themselves can be stunningly shaped or camouflaged. Some eggs are laid in water and the newborn insects are adapted to spending the first portion of their life aquatically before emerging into the air. Many insects will care for their eggs after they are laid, with some ants and termites even controlling the humidity and pH for them.
3 Amphibian Eggs
Most amphibians begin the first parts of their lives in water but as adults live on land. Their eggs are therefore often laid in water, surrounded by a gel to keep them all together. When they hatch, the offspring are called ‘tadpoles’ and have gills but no legs. They swim around like fish, although initially they also lack a mouth and live directly off the yolk left over from their egg by absorbing it through their skin. Eventually, tadpoles grow mouths, legs, lungs, lose their tail, and become fully adult. Some frogs carry their eggs about to protect them or if there is not enough water around. A small number of amphibians become tadpoles and grow into tiny adults before they even hatch, so they do not need to live in the water at all.
2 Monotreme Eggs
Monotremes are thought to have evolved from reptiles and were the ancestors of modern mammals. The only living monotremes today are platypuses and echidnas. They are warm-blooded, have hair, and produce milk, so they are mammals. However, not like other mammals, they lay eggs. Unlike most birds and reptiles, while the egg is still inside a mother monotreme, she supplies it with a small amount of nutrition from her own body, similar to other mammals. Monotreme eggs are small, white, and spherical. They are laid in small numbers and are fastidiously cared for by their mother in her burrow until 4 to 6 months after hatching. Platypuses keep their eggs warm by curling their tail over them whereas echidnas warm them by tucking them in a small fold of skin across their stomachs. Monotremes do not have nipples to produce milk from, so instead they sweat milk which their newly-hatched young drink.
1 Vivipary
Vivipary is giving birth to live young. Sometimes, true eggs are still created but are kept inside the mother’s body until they hatch and the infants emerge. This occurs in relatively few species of snakes, fish, cockroaches, scorpions, and various other animals. In seahorses, the eggs are transferred from the female to the male, and he carries them until they hatch. In mammals, the egg shells do not form at all, and the embryo is developed directly inside the mother, who provides it with nutrients from her body via a placenta except in marsupials, where the infant is born while still an embryo and nursed in a pouch. Vivipary requires much more energy from the mother than oviparity (egg-laying), but it allows longer and finer development which is restricted by eggs and so more complex offspring are possible. Vivipary leads naturally to parental involvement by teaching their offspring, allowing still more complex and specifically-adapted behavior to be learned. Oviparous animals are mostly born with all the knowledge and skills they need genetically wired into them, but a mammal can be taught. To varying extents, a mammal can therefore learn to live in a much greater range of environments than can a single species of oviparous animal.
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Earth may be one of the most geologically active planets in the solar system, but don’t tell that to these 10 brazenly oblivious balanced stones. Poised between inertial stability and the relentless force of gravity, these rock-steady rocks maintain a precarious balance between soil and sky.
Balanced Rock, Colorado, USA
The huge balanced rock known as, er, Balanced Rock can be found in the Garden of the Gods, a Registered National Natural Landmark located near Pike’s Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The rock looms over a paved access road that provides an excellent view – hopefully, not the last view an unlucky driver ever sees.
The photo above highlights the layers of sandstone that make up Balanced Rock while accentuating the narrow base that has weathered away over the eons, partially freeing the boulder of harder red sandstone from its imprisoning matrix of softer stone.
Balancing Rock, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Balancing Rock in Digby, Nova Scotia, is a 30-odd foot high spire of columnar basalt that has gradually eroded out from the cliff face over countless years. The town of Digby has lately built an infrastructure of railings and walkways so that access to this striking phenomenon of nature is now much safer – both for tourists and for the rock itself.
According to Wally Hayes, a first-time visitor to Balancing Rock, “I was even more awestruck when I approached for a closer view and could look under the rock through a narrow horizontal crack and see the ocean beyond. The rock column didn’t appear to have much attachment to base rock on which it stood. Not only that, part of the base protruded out from the supporting rock. It looked like a pencil standing upright, half on and half off the edge of a table top. But this was not pencil, rather many tons of solid rock.”
Idol Rock, Brimham Moor, North Yorkshire, UK
A number of oddly shaped and curiously balanced rocks dot a 50-acre expanse of Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. One of the most outstanding – from a balanced rock point of view – is the so-called Idol Rock. Estimated to weight around 200 tons, Idol Rock balances its enormous weight atop a comparatively tiny, pyramidal stone upon which frighteningly high pressures are being expended.
Idol Rock and its companion Brimham Rocks, which include The Sphinx, The Watchdog, The Camel, The Turtle, and The Dancing Bear, can be viewed at the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The UK’s National Trust oversees the area and admittance is free.
El Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia, Spain
El Torcal Nature Reserve, situated in the mountains south of Antequera, Spain, features a plethora of karst limestone rock formations that typically feature tall, tapering spires of rock combined with horizontal weathering patterns. The result of this combination is often expressed in huge “flapjack stacks” that are actually more stable than they appear.
The karst stone towers of El Torcal de Antequera have evolved terraces of limestone over which tourists can ascend like stairs in order to get up close & personal with the rocks. Climbing further is NOT recommended, however – Darwin has provided enough examples in the reserve without your becoming another one!
Kjeragbolten, Norway
Kjeragbolten is a 5 square meter (roughly 15 sq ft) rock that his wedged itself in a crevasse between two gigantic rocks on Kjerag mountain, Norway. It’s not your typical, top-heavy balanced rock by any means but that’s not to say that Kjeragbolten is at perfect rest – just ask Aron Ralston, whose arm was trapped by a similarly wedged boulder in Utah’s Blue John Canyon, requiring him to take desperate measures to free himself.
Unlike Ralston’s nemesis in an underground canyon, Kjeragbolten is lodged high up on Kjerag. How high? Those who are brave enough to walk across the boulder (and yes, this is allowed) can easily view the valley floor about 1,000 meters (over 3,000 feet) below. For sheepish hikers especially, the admonition “don’t look down” was never so appropriate.
Peyro Clabado, Sidobre, France
Peyro Clabado (Nailed Rock) is perhaps the most famous of the many enormous, eroded granite boulders and rock formations that make up the Sidobre in Languedoc, France. The rocks are all that remain of a 300 million year old mountain range that loomed over what was to become western Europe. Today, isolated outcrops loom over intrepid visitors who have hopefully updated their wills before visiting.
As hard and dense as granite may be, given enough time even the hardest specimens will be reduced to sand and sediment. Peyro Clabado is on its way to that fate, but for a brief moment in geological time we’re privileged to observe this 780-ton rock perform an exquisitely delicate balancing act.
Mushroom Rocks, Kansas, USA
Mushroom Rock State Park, located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas, may only be 5 acres in size but it holds some of the oddest balancing rocks on Earth… and yes, a couple of them do indeed resemble mushrooms. Very, very large mushrooms – one might expect to see the hookah-smoking caterpillar from Alice In Wonderland relaxing on top of one.
The Kansas Mushroom Rocks are a work in progress, and unfortunately the end of the job means the end of the rock formation. Although weathering by wind and water is a slow process, it’s remarkably effective over long stretches of time. In the Mushroom Rocks, one can easily see how the harder, darker Dakota Sandstone cap rock protects (to some degree) the softer, lighter colored stone that forms its pedestal. Even more remarkable is the fact that the narrow pedestal was once part of a distinct layer of rock, the vast majority of which has eroded away.
Chiremba Balancing Rocks, Epworth, Zimbabwe
The Chiremba Balancing Rocks are little known outside of Zimbabwe but the locals certainly appreciate their majesty: one impressive grouping is featured on the country’s banknotes. Like the balancing rocks of the Sidobre in France, these weathered boulders are made of ancient granite and it’s taken millions of years for them to settle into their outwardly precarious positions.
Epworth is located a few miles southeast of Zimbabwe’s capitol, Harare, and the Chiremba Balancing Rocks are just a short taxi ride away. They were declared a national monument in 1994 and admission to the park is approximately 3 dollars.
Mexican Hat Rock, Utah, USA
Mexican Hat Rock is located just outside Monument Valley in south-central San Juan County, Utah. The 60-foot (18 m) wide by 12-foot (3.7 m) thick red sandstone rock outcropping is the only one of its kind in the area and can be seen for miles around.
There are two designated climbing routes laid out for those who wish to make the strenuous hike to the base of Mexican Hat Rock’s sombrero-shaped cap. Though not a “balanced rock” in the pure sense of the term, the cap rock is attached to its base by a very narrow neck which will inevitably snap sooner or later… keep that in mind, hikers.
The Steady Hand Of Man
The frozen tranquility of natural balanced rocks has inspired artists to try and replicate their beauty – not an easy proposition considering naturally balanced rocks have settled into their positions while creating such a tableau means working backwards, so to speak. Even so, the art of balancing rocks has gained a surprisingly large and talented following.
Daliel Leite is one of these artists and his creations approach – and on occasion even match – the suspended splendor of nature’s best balanced rocks. The precisely oriented chunk of petrified wood above is one of Leite’s best known efforts. Is the rock still standing on its minuscule base, or did it tumble seconds after being photographed? Leite isn’t saying – and thanks to the marvel of photography, it really doesn’t matter.
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Top 10 Most Amazing Balanced Stones
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Balanced Rock, Colorado, USA
The huge balanced rock known as, er, Balanced Rock can be found in the Garden of the Gods, a Registered National Natural Landmark located near Pike’s Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The rock looms over a paved access road that provides an excellent view – hopefully, not the last view an unlucky driver ever sees.
The photo above highlights the layers of sandstone that make up Balanced Rock while accentuating the narrow base that has weathered away over the eons, partially freeing the boulder of harder red sandstone from its imprisoning matrix of softer stone.
Balancing Rock, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Balancing Rock in Digby, Nova Scotia, is a 30-odd foot high spire of columnar basalt that has gradually eroded out from the cliff face over countless years. The town of Digby has lately built an infrastructure of railings and walkways so that access to this striking phenomenon of nature is now much safer – both for tourists and for the rock itself.
According to Wally Hayes, a first-time visitor to Balancing Rock, “I was even more awestruck when I approached for a closer view and could look under the rock through a narrow horizontal crack and see the ocean beyond. The rock column didn’t appear to have much attachment to base rock on which it stood. Not only that, part of the base protruded out from the supporting rock. It looked like a pencil standing upright, half on and half off the edge of a table top. But this was not pencil, rather many tons of solid rock.”
Idol Rock, Brimham Moor, North Yorkshire, UK
A number of oddly shaped and curiously balanced rocks dot a 50-acre expanse of Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. One of the most outstanding – from a balanced rock point of view – is the so-called Idol Rock. Estimated to weight around 200 tons, Idol Rock balances its enormous weight atop a comparatively tiny, pyramidal stone upon which frighteningly high pressures are being expended.
Idol Rock and its companion Brimham Rocks, which include The Sphinx, The Watchdog, The Camel, The Turtle, and The Dancing Bear, can be viewed at the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The UK’s National Trust oversees the area and admittance is free.
El Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia, Spain
El Torcal Nature Reserve, situated in the mountains south of Antequera, Spain, features a plethora of karst limestone rock formations that typically feature tall, tapering spires of rock combined with horizontal weathering patterns. The result of this combination is often expressed in huge “flapjack stacks” that are actually more stable than they appear.
The karst stone towers of El Torcal de Antequera have evolved terraces of limestone over which tourists can ascend like stairs in order to get up close & personal with the rocks. Climbing further is NOT recommended, however – Darwin has provided enough examples in the reserve without your becoming another one!
Kjeragbolten, Norway
Kjeragbolten is a 5 square meter (roughly 15 sq ft) rock that his wedged itself in a crevasse between two gigantic rocks on Kjerag mountain, Norway. It’s not your typical, top-heavy balanced rock by any means but that’s not to say that Kjeragbolten is at perfect rest – just ask Aron Ralston, whose arm was trapped by a similarly wedged boulder in Utah’s Blue John Canyon, requiring him to take desperate measures to free himself.
Unlike Ralston’s nemesis in an underground canyon, Kjeragbolten is lodged high up on Kjerag. How high? Those who are brave enough to walk across the boulder (and yes, this is allowed) can easily view the valley floor about 1,000 meters (over 3,000 feet) below. For sheepish hikers especially, the admonition “don’t look down” was never so appropriate.
Peyro Clabado, Sidobre, France
Peyro Clabado (Nailed Rock) is perhaps the most famous of the many enormous, eroded granite boulders and rock formations that make up the Sidobre in Languedoc, France. The rocks are all that remain of a 300 million year old mountain range that loomed over what was to become western Europe. Today, isolated outcrops loom over intrepid visitors who have hopefully updated their wills before visiting.
As hard and dense as granite may be, given enough time even the hardest specimens will be reduced to sand and sediment. Peyro Clabado is on its way to that fate, but for a brief moment in geological time we’re privileged to observe this 780-ton rock perform an exquisitely delicate balancing act.
Mushroom Rocks, Kansas, USA
Mushroom Rock State Park, located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas, may only be 5 acres in size but it holds some of the oddest balancing rocks on Earth… and yes, a couple of them do indeed resemble mushrooms. Very, very large mushrooms – one might expect to see the hookah-smoking caterpillar from Alice In Wonderland relaxing on top of one.
The Kansas Mushroom Rocks are a work in progress, and unfortunately the end of the job means the end of the rock formation. Although weathering by wind and water is a slow process, it’s remarkably effective over long stretches of time. In the Mushroom Rocks, one can easily see how the harder, darker Dakota Sandstone cap rock protects (to some degree) the softer, lighter colored stone that forms its pedestal. Even more remarkable is the fact that the narrow pedestal was once part of a distinct layer of rock, the vast majority of which has eroded away.
Chiremba Balancing Rocks, Epworth, Zimbabwe
The Chiremba Balancing Rocks are little known outside of Zimbabwe but the locals certainly appreciate their majesty: one impressive grouping is featured on the country’s banknotes. Like the balancing rocks of the Sidobre in France, these weathered boulders are made of ancient granite and it’s taken millions of years for them to settle into their outwardly precarious positions.
Epworth is located a few miles southeast of Zimbabwe’s capitol, Harare, and the Chiremba Balancing Rocks are just a short taxi ride away. They were declared a national monument in 1994 and admission to the park is approximately 3 dollars.
Mexican Hat Rock, Utah, USA
Mexican Hat Rock is located just outside Monument Valley in south-central San Juan County, Utah. The 60-foot (18 m) wide by 12-foot (3.7 m) thick red sandstone rock outcropping is the only one of its kind in the area and can be seen for miles around.
There are two designated climbing routes laid out for those who wish to make the strenuous hike to the base of Mexican Hat Rock’s sombrero-shaped cap. Though not a “balanced rock” in the pure sense of the term, the cap rock is attached to its base by a very narrow neck which will inevitably snap sooner or later… keep that in mind, hikers.
The Steady Hand Of Man
The frozen tranquility of natural balanced rocks has inspired artists to try and replicate their beauty – not an easy proposition considering naturally balanced rocks have settled into their positions while creating such a tableau means working backwards, so to speak. Even so, the art of balancing rocks has gained a surprisingly large and talented following.
Daliel Leite is one of these artists and his creations approach – and on occasion even match – the suspended splendor of nature’s best balanced rocks. The precisely oriented chunk of petrified wood above is one of Leite’s best known efforts. Is the rock still standing on its minuscule base, or did it tumble seconds after being photographed? Leite isn’t saying – and thanks to the marvel of photography, it really doesn’t matter.
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