"Kummakivi" is the Finnish word for "Strange Rock." This one is clearly a glacial erratic, photographed in southern Savonia in Finland. The small metal sign affixed to the stone above the man's head reads (in Finnish) "Protected by the Nature Conservancy."
Photo credit to Retkipaikka.fi. At the link are some additional photos of the stone and the adjacent region.
The biggest copper-mining company in Finland was called Outokumpu. Outo=Strange Kumpu=hill.
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My favorite local glacial phenomena is the Giant's kettle", "hiidenkirnu". It just makes the most beautiful landscapes. Like this one
ReplyDeleteYes, there are some in the St. Croix river on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border:
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Good timing on the link to Glacial erratic...I was in Idyllwild, California and the mountain community is filled with very large rocks (like this: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pGefJrK-SoM/UbFnx7npMbI/AAAAAAAAfgc/n2Q30lQQL7Y/s1600/IMG_4230.JPG) and I was pondering this had to be from glacier activity years back.
ReplyDeleteAdeus - love the Giant Kettle, I'd love to see something like that in real life.
There is a state park in Missouri called "Elephant Rocks" which has many large boulders just sitting on the ground. It wasn't glaciers though...
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Thank you, Mike. I found more information here:
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The copyright of this image belongs to Retkipaikka.fi. Please link to original article http://retkipaikka.fi/vapaa/ruokolahden-kummakivi/ Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGladly; thank you for providing the information. I've also revised the text and deleted the links that hijacked your image.
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