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Babele

Erosional and Karst Formations

Babele is the name given to an area of distinctive rock formations on the plateau of the Bucegi Mountains, part of Romania's Southern Carpathians. Wikipedia's own lead for the site is brief; the shapes and composition of the rocks themselves are a gap left for a depth pass. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Source Babele (Wikipedia)
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Babele (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Babele (meaning The old women) is the name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania, within the Southern Carpathians.
  • Caused By: Erosion, Lead section (caused-by Erosion)
    The name comes from some mushroom shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers.
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