Elephant Rock Iceland

The elephant rock was most likely formed in 1973 in a big eruption on heimaey island.

Elephant rock iceland. At 13 4 square kilometres 5 2 sq mi. Elephant rock is a natural rock formation on the westman islands archipelago located approximately 7 4 kilometres off iceland s south coast. Elephant rocks new zealand rock formation near duntroon new zealand. The elephant rock is a natural rock formation on the westman islands archipelago located approximately 7 4 kilometres off iceland s south coast.

Elephant rock is in the the westman islands an archipelago off the southern coast of iceland. This interesting rock formation is aptly coined elephant rock because it literally looks like a giant elephant. Just on the western coast of iceland s largest island you will actually find an enormous petrified rock elephant jutting out of the atlantic ocean. It fascinates visitors because it resembles the head of a giant elephant which has submerged half its trunk underwater in an attempt to quench its thirst with the atlantic ocean.

Or so you would think. Despite the strong resemblance to an elephant some people. There is a picture that went viral on the internet a while ago. Ethagala the elephant rock one of seven rocks that overlook the town of kurunegala sri lanka.

Diego delso cc by sa 4 0 wikimedia. It is only about 7 5 kilometers or 4 6 miles from the coast of southern iceland. Heimaey rock formation in iceland. Vestmannaeyjar vey 3 km reykjavík domestic rkv 158 km.

Jabal al fil sandstone outcrop al ula saudi arabia. The giant elephant rock lies 7 5 kilometers off the south coast of iceland near to heimaey in the westman islands the westman islands are a collection of 15 islands and reefs formed by volcanic eruptions and activity underground under the sea. This basalt sea cliff on the island of heimaey in southern iceland looks just like a giant elephant or wooly mammoth dipping its trunk into the sea. Heimaey literally home island is an icelandic island.

Halldórsskora elephant rock heimaey island vestmannaeyjar westman islands iceland. Iceland is most definitely not a tropical island and is therefore not known for its elephants. With a total area of around 13 square kilometers heimaey is the largest of these islands the only populated island that people live on. The elephant rock can be visited by those who rent a car or take a westman islands tour then take a ferry from landeyjahöfn or þórlakshöfn to the westman islands.