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Elephant Rock (Yosemite Valley)
Elephant Rock can refer to: Landmarks * Elephant Rocks (Antarctica), a rock formation in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Elephant Rocks (Western Australia), a beach in Australia * Elephant Rock, a rock formation near Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, Canada * Elephant Rock (Iceland), a volcanic rock in the Iceland Sea * Elephant's Rock, a large boulder and archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy * Elephant Rocks (New Zealand), a rock formation near Duntroon, New Zealand * A rock formation in Nasca Province, Peru * Jabal Al-Fil (Elephant Mountain), a sandstone outcrop, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia * Ethagala (The Elephant Rock), a rock that overlooks the town of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka * Elephant Rock, Hartlepool, a former rock formation in Hartlepool, England, UK * The original name of Eagle Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains, California, US * An alternative name for Egg Rock in Nahant Bay, Massachusetts, US * Elephant Rocks State Park, in Missouri, US * Elephant Rock (Wheatland County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rocks (Antarctica)
Amsler Island is a small island off the south coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It sits between Loudwater Cove and Arthur Harbour. The island is a roughly triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately long and wide at its widest point. Narrow Norsel Point, formerly considered a headland of Arthur Harbour, marks its westernmost extremity. Geography Three prominent rocks called the Elephant Rocks sit just to the south of Amsler Island, between the coast and Torgersen Island. The rocks are connected to one another by sandy shoals. Their name became established locally among United States Antarctic Program (USAP) personnel at nearby Palmer Station in about 1971, as the rocks provide habitat favoured by elephant seals. History Amsler Island was once thought to be a part of Anvers Island because the gap between the islands was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont. The southern coast of Anvers Island, including the land now known as Amsler Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egg Rock (Nahant Bay)
Egg Rock (sometimes called Elephant Rock) in Nahant Bay near Nahant, Massachusetts is a small (3-acre) island at . It was formerly the site of a lighthouse known as Egg Rock Light but now is owned by the state of Massachusetts as a bird sanctuary. Egg Rock can be seen clearly from the coasts of Nahant, Swampscott, and Lynn Lynn may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lynn (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Lynn (surname) * The Lynns, a 1990s American country music duo consisting of twin sisters Peggy and Patsy Lynn * Lynn ( .... Egg Rock is the setting for Sylvia Plath's poem "Suicide off Egg Rock", and also appears in her novel, The Bell Jar. References Islands of Essex County, Massachusetts Nahant, Massachusetts {{EssexCountyMA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rock Books
Elephant Rock Books is an independent publishing company based in Connecticut. As of 2013, it is the largest independent publisher in New England. The press was initially founded by Jotham Burrello in Chicago in 2010.Clare Kirch"Small But Mighty Presses Prevail at ALA Awards" '' Publishers Weekly'', February 5, 2015. Burrello decided to start the press while talking with his former teacher, Patricia Ann McNair, about her work; her book, ''The Temple of the Air'', became Elephant Rock's first publication and went on to win positive reviews and several awards. Elephant Rock also published ''Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low-Flying Duck'', an essay anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ... of the 2nd Story Collective that has won multiple literary prizes. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batu Gajah
Batu Gajah (population 133,422) is a municipality in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the capital of Kinta District. Etymology The name ''Batu Gajah'' in Malay means "elephant rock", it is presumably derived from two large boulders (''batu'', 'stone') that resembled elephants (''gajah'', 'elephant') found along the Kinta River. Folklore claims that huge elephant figures were made of stones to scare away the elephants that destroyed the villagers' sugar cane crops. History Famous for its tin mining long before the Independence Day of Malaya, Batu Gajah had been an ideal place for Chinese immigrants to stay and work during those years. This contributes to a significant percentage of Chinese in the population of Batu Gajah today. The Indian Settlement village (the name was changed to Kampung Baru Desa Changkat) at Changkat has a large Indian population of Tamils and also a small minority of Punjabis who built a Sikh temple which becomes the pride of the residents and a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anekal
Anekal is a major town and taluk of Bengaluru Urban district. It is a major town in the suburbs of Bengaluru city. Approximately 36 km from Bengaluru Centre and around 15 km from Hosur and Electronic City. Express lines run from Silk Board to Anekal passing through the National Highway and SH broadway thus providing excellent connectivity. It lies in the southern part of the Bangalore metropolitan area. Anekal is known for the Karaga and Dasara festivals. Major MNCs and IT-BT companies like Infosys, Biocon, Wipro, HCL, TCS, Accenture and so on are all part of Anekal Taluk. The population has more nearly doubled since 2011. History Anekal, town situated about 35 km from Bangalore, is a municipal town. The town was founded in about 1603 by Chikka Thimme Kuruba Gowda of the Sugatur family, the General of Bijapur, after annexing Thimme Kuruba Gowda's hereditary possessions of Hoskote, granted him Anekal. He thereupon erected the fort and temple and constructed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Canyon (Millard County, Utah)
Kings Canyon is a canyon within the Confusion Range in Millard County, Utah, United States. US Highway 6/US Highway 50 runs through the windy canyon. The area in and around the canyon is unpopulated, and is only used by humans for transportation and some sheep herding. The strongly bedded rocks that line the canyon are chiefly Silurian to Devonian carbonate rocks, though pink Tertiary ignimbrites can also be seen sporadically in places. A side spur of the canyon, called Cat Canyon, is the location of the most famous tourist attraction in the canyon, Elephant Rock which is in the shape of an elephant carrying a pack or load. See also * List of canyons and gorges in Utah This is a partial list of canyons in the U.S. state of Utah along with any rivers, roads, and other features (such as rail lines) that pass through them. See also External links {{Utah Canyons Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in t ... References External links Canyons and gorges of Utah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In Wheatland County, Montana
There are at least 10 named mountains in Wheatland County, Montana. * Bartleson Peak, , el. * Bluff Mountain, , el. * Cinnamon Peak (Montana), , el. * Coffin Butte, , el. * Elephant Rock, , el. * Haystack Butte, , el. * Indian Butte, , el. * Oka Butte, , el. * Suicide Hill, , el. * Wild Horse Butte, , el. See also * List of mountains in Montana This is a list of mountains in the state of Montana. Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States and is well known for its mountains. The name "Montana" means mountainous in Latin. Representative James Mitchell Ashley ( R- Ohio) ... Notes {{Wheatland County, Montana * Wheatland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rock (Wheatland County, Montana)
Elephant Rock can refer to: Landmarks * Elephant Rocks (Antarctica), a rock formation in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Elephant Rocks (Western Australia), a beach in Australia * Elephant Rock, a rock formation near Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, Canada * Elephant Rock (Iceland), a volcanic rock in the Iceland Sea * Elephant's Rock, a large boulder and archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy * Elephant Rocks (New Zealand), a rock formation near Duntroon, New Zealand * A rock formation in Nasca Province, Peru * Jabal Al-Fil (Elephant Mountain), a sandstone outcrop, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia * Ethagala (The Elephant Rock), a rock that overlooks the town of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka * Elephant Rock, Hartlepool, a former rock formation in Hartlepool, England, UK * The original name of Eagle Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains, California, US * An alternative name for Egg Rock in Nahant Bay, Massachusetts, US * Elephant Rocks State Park, in Missouri, US * Elephant Rock (Wheatland Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rocks State Park
Elephant Rocks State Park is a state-owned geologic reserve and public recreation area encompassing an outcropping of Precambrian granite in the Saint Francois Mountains in the U.S. state of Missouri. The state park is named for a string of large granite boulders which resemble a train of pink circus elephants. The park was created following the donation of the land to the state in 1967 by geologist Dr. John Stafford Brown. The park is used for picnicking, rock climbing, and trail exploration. It is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Geology The Elephant Rocks, for which Elephant Rocks State Park is named, is a pile of residual boulders of weathered Graniteville Granite. It is a medium- to coarse-grained, muscovite-biotite alkali granite that, on the average, consists of 55 percent alkali feldspar, 40 percent quartz, and less than 5 percent mafic minerals. The Graniteville Granite is a pluton formed 1.4 billion years ago in the Proterozoic by the cooling of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Rock (Santa Monica Mountains)
Eagle Rock is a prominent sandstone pinnacle in Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, California. The original name is "Elephant Rock" as the huge sandstone outcropping looks like an Elephant head when viewed from the north side. When the Park was created the name of the spring to the east, Eagle Spring, was applied to the peak. The rock can be reached by an easy hike, e.g. with the Musch Trail and Topanga Fire Road of Topanga State Park. The last part consists of an easy climb on one side of the rock to the top, the other side falls down steeply by around 100 ft (30 m). See also Eagle Rock (other) References External links * http://www.hikespeak.com/trails/eagle-rock-topanga-state-park-trippet-ranch Santa Monica Mountains {{LosAngelesCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rocks (Western Australia)
Elephant Rocks is a sheltered beach in Western Australia, a few hundred metres east of Greens Pool. It is about from Denmark, in William Bay National Park. Its name is derived from a series of exposed rocks, which from several angles resembles a herd of elephants.http://www.denmark.com.au/en/Natural+Wonders+of+Denmark/William+Bay+National+Park.htm Denmark Visitor Centre References External links Denmark Tourist Bureau* {{cite web , url= http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,725/ , title= Discover Green's Pool & Elephant Rocks – William Bay NP (371.57 Kb) , access-date= 24 January 2010 , archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110320190809/http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,725/ , archive-date= 20 March 2011 , url-status= dead Rock formations of Western Australia Beaches of Western Australia South coast of Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rock, Hartlepool
Elephant Rock was a rock formation at Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ..., England, shaped like an elephant which only existed for a few decades, being washed away by a storm in 1891. It was created partially as a result of limestone quarrying of the sea cliff. A popular tourist attraction, it was painted in 1850 by J.S. Holmes and photographed by a team working for Francis Frith in 1886. References Hartlepool History of the Borough of Hartlepool Limestone Rock formations of England 1891 disestablishments in England {{UK-geology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
