Dragon rock
Hivitserkur is a 15 metre high volcanic plug, the eroded remains of magma frozen on its way up a volcanic conduit towards the vent at the surface. Located in Iceland’s Gulf of Hunafloui, it resembles a grazing dragon or dinosaur. The local legend says that it is a frozen troll, caught by the rising sun on its way to raid a nearby abbey. The name means white shirt, and comes from the guano stains from fishing birds running down it. The foundations were shored up with concrete to save the monument from the Atlantic ocean.
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Image credit: Stephan Rebernik
http://ourworldinpictures.net/world/223-icelandic-dinosaur-hvtserkur.html
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hvitserkur-dinosaur-rock
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hvitserkur
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