Anyone think this looks out of place or not?

I just think it looks like a huge stone pillar or something.....

it just looked out of place for me is all......

its close to antarctica...

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what I'm looking at.

Could you give a little more info???

looks like a rock that has teeth marks from a bucket,

Explanation: The co-ordinates for Google Earth are...

-53 2' 24.36", +72 35' 46.55"

i.e. McDonald Island in the Southern Indian Ocean!

Heard Island and McDonald Islands [wiki]

And according to what I am seeing I can tell we are looking at a volcanic geological deposit! [The picture of the "pillar" is from one of the islands 2 volcanic craters!]

Personal Disclosure: It's A Rock!

Originally posted by OmegaLogos

Explanation: The co-ordinates for Google Earth are...

-53 2' 24.36", +72 35' 46.55"

i.e. McDonald Island in the Southern Indian Ocean!

Heard Island and McDonald Islands [wiki]

And according to what I am seeing I can tell we are looking at a volcanic geological deposit! [The picture of the "pillar" is from one of the islands 2 volcanic craters!]

Personal Disclosure: It's A Rock!

AHAHAH ok you are awesome. Thank you. It just looked like a really weird pillar looking rock, sort of like artificially created a long time ago and exposed to weather. Thank you for that ;-P

There is no shadow coming from it so it should be flat and not a pillar.

reply to post by TheBloodRed

Explanation: You really need to look at the picture linked and provided by the OP'er (DaRAGE) above in this threads OP!

See the little red teardrop icon labeled "A" that is positioned DIRECTLY on the SHADOW!

Personal Disclosure: @ DaRAGE... Glad to be of service!

P.S. S&F!

Edited to Capitallize a into "A". soz


[edit on 14-7-2010 by OmegaLogos]

Surly appears to be volcanic rock. No shadow so it is not a piller.

Originally posted by OmegaLogos
reply to post by TheBloodRed

 

See the little red teardrop icon labeled "A" that is positioned DIRECTLY on the SHADOW!

[edit on 14-7-2010 by OmegaLogos]

You think that a pillar the size of what the OP has outlined would cast such a small shadow, do you?

It appears flat to me.

Explanation: I said nothing about any "pillar" in that post and only refered to THE SHADOW!!! It's exactly where I said it was!

Now here is some info on Shadows and pillars...

Shadows simplified. [astronomy.org]

You will note the tall bolard [pillar???] and the SHORT shadows in the linked pictures below OK!!!






Personal Disclosure: I do concur with the fact that the Rock in question IS NOT A PILLAR... and I only ever refered to it as a "pillar" when replying to the OP'er and if this has caused any misunderstanding then I apologize unreservedly OK!