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Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Rising from the plains of central Australia, Uluru is a large sandstone formation also known as Ayers Rock. Its geology...

Iconic Australia Natural Wonder Aboriginal

8.78 Great

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Standing Stones of Stenness

The Standing Stones of Stenness are the surviving elements of a Neolithic stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, co...

Scotland Neolithic Sandstone Orkney

8.75 Great

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Abu Simbel Great Temple

The Abu Simbel Great Temple is a monumental rock-cut structure built by Pharaoh Ramesses II around 1264 BCE in Nubia. Ca...

Rock Cut Ancient Egypt Nubia

8.74 Great

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Meteora Rocks

The Meteora rocks represent towering sandstone formations rising dramatically from Thessaly’s plains in Greece. These na...

Natural Greece Sandstone Monasteries

8.60 Great

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Three Sisters (Blue Mountains)

The Three Sisters are a group of three sandstone rock towers overlooking the Jamison Valley near Katoomba in the Blue Mo...

Australia Landmark Sandstone New South Wales

8.40 Great

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Half Dome

Half Dome is a prominent granite monolith within Yosemite National Park. Its massive scale—rising over 8,800 feet above...

Natural USA Granite Yosemite

8.37 Great

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Merrick Butte (Monument Valley)

Merrick Butte is an isolated sandstone butte in Monument Valley, within the Navajo Nation near the Arizona-Utah border....

USA Utah Sandstone Butte

8.35 Great

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Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)

Sugarloaf Mountain, or Pão de Açúcar, is a prominent granite monolith rising from Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro. Its...

Natural Iconic Granite Brazil

8.28 Great

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Skellig Michael

Skellig Michael rises dramatically from the Atlantic, a testament to centuries of human endeavor and the raw power of na...

Natural Ireland Unesco Slate

8.28 Great

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Trolltunga

Trolltunga is a massive granite monolith situated in Ramberg, Norway. It’s notable for its dramatically overhanging ledg...

Natural Norway Hardanger Gneiss

8.28 Great

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Jebel Rum

Jebel Rum is a large sandstone and granite mountain in the Wadi Rum region of southern Jordan. It rises immediately west...

Climbing Jordan Sandstone Massif

8.25 Great

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Mapungubwe Hill

Mapungubwe Hill is a sandstone landform in Limpopo Province, South Africa, within the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape. It...

South Africa Ancient Unesco Sandstone

8.20 Great

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Auyántepui

Auyántepui is a massive sandstone monolith located within Venezuela’s Canaima National Park. It stands as the largest te...

Natural Venezuela Tepui Largest Tepui

8.19 Great

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Chimney Rock (Nebraska)

Chimney Rock is a narrow geological spire in western Nebraska that rises prominently above the North Platte River valley...

USA Spire Sandstone Nebraska

8.15 Great

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Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima is a distinctive sandstone monolith rising dramatically from the Guiana Shield. Located on the Venezuela-B...

Natural Venezuela Sandstone Tepui

8.14 Great

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Lion's Head (Cape Town)

Lion's Head is a prominent peak in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. It forms pa...

Natural South Africa Cape Town Landmark

7.64 Good

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Elephant Rock (Al Ula)

Elephant Rock, also known as Jabal AlFil, is a prominent natural rock formation located in the Al Ula region of Saudi Ar...

Natural Saudi Arabia Landmark Sandstone

7.36 Good

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Chimney Rock (Colorado)

Chimney Rock is a 97-meter sandstone spire located in the San Juan National Forest of southwestern Colorado, designated...

Natural USA Colorado Spire

6.90 Fair

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Ngarrabullgan (Mount Mulligan)

A sandstone massif in Queensland, Australia, sacred to the Djungan Aboriginal people, rising steeply above surrounding p...

Natural Australia Sacred Queensland

5.34 Mediocre

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Cerro Marahuaka

Cerro Marahuaka is a large sandstone tepui in Amazonas State, Venezuela. It rises to roughly 2,800 metres and forms part...

Natural Amazonian Venezuela Sandstone

5.06 Mediocre