Ehalkivi (lit. 'Sunset Glow Boulder') is an erratic boulder in Letipea, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia; for its volume is the largest of kind in Estonia,[1] and one of the largest of kind in the glaciation area of North Europe.[2]
Ehalkivi | |
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.png)  Ehalkivi | |
| Coordinates: 59°32′59″N 26°35′15″E / 59.5498°N 26.5876°E | |
| Location | Near Letipea |
| Formed by | pegmatite |
| Geology | glacial erratic |
Dimensions edit
- Height: 7.6 m[2]
- Circumference: 49.6 (measured at 1.5 m from water surface)[2]
- Volume: 930 m3[2]
- Mass: ca 2,500 t[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ AA.VV. (1989). A Thousand and One Facts about Soviet Estonia. Perioodika. p. 13. ISBN 9785797900856. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Ehalkivi". keskkonnaportaal.ee. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Ehalkivi at Wikimedia Commons