Mukurob
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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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- 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.
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