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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA moment of Zen: Elephant Rock, Iceland
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A moment of Zen: Elephant Rock, Iceland (Original Post)
demmiblue
Aug 2020
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FM123
(10,054 posts)1. Beautiful!
hlthe2b
(102,496 posts)2. Amazing. How beautiful. Just look at how blue and clean the water.
demmiblue
(36,911 posts)3. Another look:
Elephant Rock is a natural rock formation on the Westman Islands archipelago, located approximately 7.4 kilometres off Iceland's south coast. It fascinates visitors because it resembles the head of a giant elephant which has submerged half its trunk underwater in an attempt to quench its thirst with the Atlantic Ocean.
Many have pointed out the rock's resemblance to H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic daemon Cthulhu, a monstrous sea creature with the face of an octopus. The likeness is complete with a cleft in the rock where the Lovecraftian creature's eyes would be and the resulting shadow bestows an eerie and lifelike quality upon its face. Fundamental to the rock's realistic appearance is the fact that it's entirely made from basalt, but this makes the "skin" of the creature appear wrinkled.
Bayard
(22,207 posts)4. Really does look like a majestic elephant
Right down to the ears. And the crystal teal color of the water....magic.
Thanks for posting!