The river of stone is 6 km long and averages 200 meters in width.
Parts of it are 700 meters wide.
The gigantic rock slide is believed to have occurred during the last glaciation some 10,000 years ago.
When the ice melted away, these rocks slowly slide down the hill creating the Big Stone River.
The geological feature is named river only because it resembles as such, not because it actually flows.
The rock slide has been sitting motionless for thousands of years.
The layer of rocks goes down 6 meters deep.
Interestingly, as one approaches the Big Stone River, the crisp sound of running water can be heard.
The sound is produced by small streams running under the rocks.
The Big Stone River is not the only stone river on earth though.
Similar rivers of stone are found in other regions of the Ural mountains.
Outside of Russia, several stone rivers can be found in the Vitosha Mountain, in Bulgaria.
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Stone river in Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.
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Stone river in Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.
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Stone river in Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.
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