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L59 Rock Fin. Arches National Park. Utah, USA
Position:
N38° 47.440
W109° 35.838
Elevation:
5202' / 1585m
Image format:
MF 35mm
ROCK FIN. ARCHES NATIONAL PARK. UTAH, USA
A giant rock fin towers above the road by over 300' (100m). Formed
in the way described as for image L58, fins like this are very common in this region. See images L60 and L61 for the continuing story of the evolution of natural
Arches. Images L58 through L62 are in sequence and should be viewed
as a series.
Less detail
Image Trail:
L58 Rock Fins (I). Arches National Park. Utah, USA
L60 Landscape Arch. Arches National Park. Utah, USA
L61 An evolving Arch. Arches National Park. Utah, USA
L62 The End & the Beginning of Arches. Arches National Park. Utah,
USA
L70 Window Arch. Moab, Utah, USA
Links:
www.aqd.nps.gov/grd/parks/arch/index.htm (site includes some very good sketches showing the development
of Natural Arches)
http://www.nps.gov/seug/resource/geology/geology.htm
http://geography.com.sg/weathering/index.html
http://geography.com.sg/rivers/index.html
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