Rock formation See `` Formation of rocks `` for processes by which rocks are formed . Rock formations as used in this article refers to isolated , scenic , or spectacular surface rock outcrops . These are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock . Rock formation in general refers to specific sedimentary strata or other rock unit in stratigraphic and petrologic studies . Geologists classify rocks into three types according to their origin . A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination : - Sedimentary rocks are created from bits of rocks that have broken off other rocks by wind or water erosion , and deposited by wind , ice , or water . Erosion later exposes them in their current form . An example is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah . Metamorphic rocks are created by rocks that have evolved into another kind of rock , usually by heat and pressure . An example is Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota . Igneous rocks are created when molten rock cools and solidifies , with or without crystallization . They may be either intrusive bodies or volcanic extrusives . Again , erosive forces sculpt their current forms . An example is Iao Needle in Maui , Hawaii . Geologists have created a number of terms to describe different rock structures in the landscape that can be formed by natural processes : - Inselberg is a residual relief feature . It can be an isolated hill , a knob , ridge or small mountain that rises abruptly , like an island , from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain . Inselberg is a German word that means `` island mountain '' . Uluru / Ayers Rock in Australia is a noted example . Peak Stack Mesa Butte Escarpment Gorge Sea cliff River cliff Lists of rock formations Oceania The Olgas , Northern Territory , Australia Twelve Apostles , Melbourne , Australia Remarkable Rocks , South Australia Wave Rock , Hyden , Western Australia Murphy 's Hay Stacks , Nullarbor Desert , Western Australia Uluru , Northern Territory , Australia Kata Tjuta , Northern Territory , Australia Pinnacles Desert , Nambung National Park , Western Australia Devil 's Marbles , Northern Territory , Australia Truman Track Beach , Punakaiki , New Zealand Castle Hill Basin , South Island , New Zealand Fatu Hiva , Marquesas Islands , French Polynesia Talava Arches , Niue , South Pacific Asia See also : Rock formations in Russia . Yoichi , Hokkaido , Japan Yeliu , Taiwan Tanjong Bunga , Penang , Malaysia Jabalpur Marble Rocks , Madhya Pradesh , India Face Rock , Deccan , Hyderabad , India Sitio Lugsangan , Barangay Tabon , Cebu , Philippines Yun Meng Mountains , Beijing , China Guilin , China Grandfather and Grandmother stone , Ko Samui , Thailand James Bond Island , Phang Nga , Thailand Halong Bay , Vietnam Seorak-san National Park , Sokcho , South Korea Taichar Chuluu , Arkhangai Aimag , Mongolia Terelj National Park , Gorkhi , Mongolia Tanah Lot , Bali , Indonesia Middle East Timna Arch , Eilat , Israel Karnei Hittim , Israel Pasabagi , Cappadocia , Turkey Goreme National Park , Turkey Tegherivank , Armenia Geghard , Armenia Petra , Amman , Jordan Wadi Rum Desert , Jordan Kuh-E-Namak , Iran Elemite Rock , Fars , Iran Mahneshan , Zanjan , Iran Pigeon Rocks , Beirut , Lebanon Sakhret-El-Rawsheh , Beirut , Lebanon Gobustan , Azerbaijan Aphrodite 's Rock , Paphos , Cyprus Wadi Dhar , Yemen Bani Al Harit , Saana , Yemen Africa Algeria Tamanrasset Tassili Mountains Angola Benguela Province Iona , Tombwa Burkina Faso Doumes de Fabedougou Pic du Sindou Cameroon Kola Gorge Egypt White Desert Eritrea Decemhare Kenya Tsavo Rocks Libya Akakus Mountains Madagascar Andringitra Isalo National Park Malawi Makuzi Beach , Chintheche Mali Massif des Aguilles de Garmi Mauritania Ben Amera Morocco Siroua Mountains Tafraoute Namibia Vingerklip , Damaraland Waterberg Plateau Niger Geuzzam Nigeria Kamale Pinnacle , Mubi Olumo Rock , Abeokuta Riyom Rock , Jos Seychelles Anse Source d'Argent , La Digue South Africa Cedarberg Wilderness Area , Western Cape Kagga Kamma , Ceres , Western Cape Dead Mam 's Fingers , found in the warm lakes and sea waters in this area . Dead Man 's fingers are a type of rock formation , not a specific one . Sudan Burget Tuyur , Selima Tunisia Chebika Rock Tamazrat Zimbabwe Domboshava Rocks Maleme Dam , Matobos Motombo Rock Formations Americas United States of America See Rock formations in the United States . Canada See Rock formations in Canada Caribbean Ayo Rock Formations , Aruba Casibari Boulders , Aruba Guajataca , Puerto Rico Virgin Gorda Rocks , British Virgin Islands Devil 's Trail , Virgin Gorda , British Virgin Islands Bath 's Beach , Virgin Gorda , British Virgin Islands Coki Beach , St . Thomas , United States Virgin Islands Governor 's Harbor , Eleuthera , Bahamas Tent Bay , Barbados Pointe des Chateaux , Grande Terre , Guadeloupe Malendure Rock , Basse Terre , Guadeloupe Diamond Rock , Torrens Point , Saba , Netherlands Antilles Stonehaven Bay , Tobago Latin America Piedras Encimidas Valley , Zacatlan , Mexico Copper Canyon , Chihuahua , Mexico Los Arcos Rocks , Cabo San Lucas , Mexico Cerro de Arcos , Loja , Ecuador Dali 's Desert , Potosi , Bolivia Valle de Las Rocas , Uyuni , Bolivia Canon de Duene , Bolivia Ponta Grossa , Brazil Pedro do Jacare , São Paulo ( state ) São Paulo , Brazil Valle de la Luna , Antofagasta , Chile Playa de la Calabocillos , Constitucion , Chile Bosque del Cabo , Osa Peninsula , Costa Rica Pinnacle Rock , Bartolome Island , Galapagos Islands Quebrada de Humahuaca , Humahuaca Argentina Ischigualasto , San Juan Province , Argentina Cerro Fitz Roy , El Chalten , Argentina Amambay , Paraguay La Piedra Pintada , Parque Congreso de Abril , Uruguay Colca Canyon , Arequipa , Peru Tepui , Roraima , Canaima National Park , Venezuela Piedras de San Martin , Ciudad de Coro , Venezuela Piedra de Penol , Antioquia , Colombia Laguna de La Plaza , Sierra Nevada del Cocuy , Colombia Europe Rock formations in France Rock formations in Russia Rock formations in Ukraine Others in Europe Greece Sarti , Sithonia Samaria Gorge , Crete Meteora Italy Il Gargano , Vieste , Apulia Palmarola , Sicily Valle Seriana , Bergamo , Lombardy Golfo di Orosei , Cala Luna , Monte Tiscali , Sardinia Iceland Vestmannaeyjar Jokulsa Canyon National Park , Mývatn Dimmuborgir , Mývatn Dyrholaey Eystrahorn , Hvalnes Denmark Bornholm Mons Klint , Mon Gedser Odde , Gedser Stevns Klint , Ostjaellands Sangstrup , Djursland Sweden Oland Busten , Glaskogens Nature Reserve , Kalleboda Stegborgsgarden , Stegborg Stenhamra , Uppland Finland Narpes Naantali Norway Skude , Beiningen , Haugaland Gieranger Fjord Nigardsbreen , Jostedal Sommaroy , Tromso Malta Dwerja , Gozo Dingli Cliffs , Dingli Spain Los Roques de Garcia , Tenerife , Canary Islands Las Canades , Tenerife , Canary Islands Ciudad Encantada , Cuenca Autol , La Roja Fuente de los Azulejos , Gran Canaria , Canary Islands Portugal Ponta da Piedade , Lagos , Algarve Albufeira Porto Moniz , Madeira Ponta de Sao Lourenco , Madeira Germany Rotenfels , Nahe , Karlsruhe Teufelsturm , Elbsandstein Wasgau Switzerland Bastei Mount Pilatus Val dal Botsch Czech Republic Teplice nad Metují Medvedi Stezka , Sumava , Klatovy Vrani Skala , Brdy Suche Skaly , Turnov Hruboskalsko Slovakia Lehotske Skaly , Handlova Haligovske Skaly , Stara Lubovna Sulov Rocks , Strazovske vrchy Dolina Zeleneho Plesa , Vysoke Tatry Poland Sloneczna Ciezkowice Zielone Wzgorze , Piechowice Dolina Koscieliska , Western Tatras Dunajec Gorge , Zakopane Romania Lacu Roşu , Transylvania Bicaz Gorges , Neamţ County Detunatele , Ceahlău Cheile Dobrogei , Târguşor Bulgaria Basarbovo Monastery , Rousse Belogradchik Rocks Iskar Gorge , Sofia Melnik , Sandanski Sozopol Wonderful Bridges Gibraltar The Rock Latvia Vidzeme Pusena Kalns , Bartava Estonia Lake Peipsi Vormsi Island Lists of rock formations by country Rock formations in Bulgaria Rock formations in Canada Rock formations in Denmark Rock formations in France Rock formations in Greece Rock formations in Iceland Rock formations in Romania Rock formations in Russia Rock formations in Slovakia Rock formations in Ukraine Categories : Rock formations 