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Also known as Finger of God

thumb|right|The "Finger of God" before its collapse thumb|right|Aerial view of Mukurob after its collapse thumb|Aerial view of Weissrand (2019) thumb|Mukurob 1976 The Mukurob, also Vingerklip in Afrikaans or "Finger of God" near Asab in Namibia, was a sandstone rock formation in the Namib desert which collapsed on 7 December 1988.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mukurob is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Armenia, Namibia and geographic coordinate system.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_source, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Geography of ǁKaras Region, National Monuments of Namibia and Rock formations of Namibia.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
sandstone
Country
Namibia
Located in
Hardap Region
Image
Namibia - Mukorob Rock.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Geology
  • History
  • Early history
  • Recent history
  • Collapse
  • References

thumb|right|The "Finger of God" before its collapse thumb|right|Aerial view of Mukurob after its collapse thumb|Aerial view of Weissrand (2019) thumb|Mukurob 1976 The Mukurob, also Vingerklip in Afrikaans or "Finger of God" near Asab in Namibia, was a sandstone rock formation in the Namib desert which collapsed on 7 December 1988.

==Geology== Mukurob consisted mostly of sandstone. The structure was 12 m high and up to 4.5 m wide, and weighed some 450 tons. What made Mukorob so special, however, was its base. Just 3 m long and 1.5 m wide, it was much narrower than the mass of rock which it supported.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mukurob” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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