磐石

磐石单体岩石英文Monolith)是指巨大的石頭,例如一些石山,但更常說的情況是指單獨的大块石頭,通常為火成岩變質岩。磐石的形成多數為因侵蝕作用使得岩脈裸露。在世界各地都有不少磐石,一般都是在海邊。

奧古斯特山,世界上最大的单体岩石[註 1]
乌鲁鲁巨石,世界上最出名的单体岩石
羅德島的磐石
納米比亞的磐石

世界最大的单体岩石

位于澳大利亚西澳大利亚州内陆沙漠地区的奧古斯特山(英文:Mount Augustus)是世界最大的单体岩石。奧古斯特山的海拔高度高於海平面1,106(3,629英尺),高於附近地面860(2,820英尺)。该山的底面積達4795公頃。据中文版乌鲁鲁官方网站[2]以及多家英文媒体报道,该山为世界最大的单体岩石[3][4],但也有学者对该说法提出了异议[5]

注释

  1. 虽然多家中文媒体均报道乌鲁鲁巨石为世界上最大的单体岩石,但这一说法并不准确。奧古斯特山的面积足足有乌鲁鲁巨石的2.5倍大[1]

参考资料

  1. YouTube - Mount Augustus 页面存档备份,存于 (英文)
  2. . [2020-08-27]. (原始内容存档于2020-09-05).
  3. Mount Augustus - The largest monolith in the world 页面存档备份,存于 (英文)
  4. Peter van Onselen: Why don't we all know about Mt Augustus? 页面存档备份,存于 (英文)
  5. Bourman, Robert P; Ollier, Cliff; Buckman, Solomon, Dr., , Research Online, 2010-01-01 [11 January 2014], (原始内容存档于2020-01-29) - notably in the abstract: Mount Augustus has often been compared with Ayers Rock, and unwarranted claims have been made that it is the biggest rock in the world and the world's biggest monolith. and Other rock types present on Mount Augustus include metamorphic and igneous rocks, which preclude it from being termed a monolith. See abstract - Mount Augustus Geology and Geomorphology - Abstract 页面存档备份,存于 (英文)
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