奧古斯特山

24°19′30″S 116°50′30″E / 24.325°S 116.8417°E / -24.325; 116.8417

奧古斯特山,世界上最大的单体岩石[註 1]

奧古斯特山英文Mount Augustus)是位於澳大利亚西澳大利亚州内陆沙漠地区的一座石山。该山被西方媒体广泛报道为世界最大的单体岩石(英文:Monolith)[2][3]

世界最大的单体岩石

奧古斯特山的海拔高度高於海平面1,106米(3,629英尺),高於附近地面860米(2,820英尺)。该山的底面積達4795公頃。据中文版乌鲁鲁官方网站[4]以及多家英文媒体报道,该山为世界最大的单体岩石[5][6],但也有学者对该说法提出了异议[7]

注释

  1. ^ 虽然多家中文媒体均报道乌鲁鲁巨石为世界上最大的单体岩石,但这一说法并不准确。奧古斯特山的面积足足有乌鲁鲁巨石的2.5倍大[1]

參考資料

  1. ^ YouTube - Mount Augustus页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆(英文)
  2. ^ General Information - Mt Augustus Tourist Park页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆(英文)
  3. ^ Tassell, Dave, Augustus: ancient giant of the west, Australian Outdoors. Yearbook, 1978, (1978): 114–117 [11 January 2014]  (英文)
  4. ^ 乌鲁鲁巨石的一些真相. [2020-08-27]. (原始内容存档于2020-09-05). 
  5. ^ Mount Augustus - The largest monolith in the world页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆(英文)
  6. ^ Peter van Onselen: Why don't we all know about Mt Augustus?页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆(英文)
  7. ^ Bourman, Robert P; Ollier, Cliff; Buckman, Solomon, Dr., Mount Augustus geology and geomorphology, Research Online, 2010-01-01 [11 January 2014], (原始内容存档于2020-01-29)  - notably in the abstract: Mount Augustus has often been compared with Ayers Rock, and unwarranted claims have been made that it is the biggest rock in the world and the world's biggest monolith. and Other rock types present on Mount Augustus include metamorphic and igneous rocks, which preclude it from being termed a monolith. See abstract - Mount Augustus Geology and Geomorphology - Abstract页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆(英文)