Pelengkung (bentuk lahan)
bentuk lahan
Lengkungan alami, jembatan alami atau kadang disebut lengkungan batu adalah susunan batu alami dengan lengkungan yang terdapat sebuah lubang di bawahnya. Lengkungan alami umumnya terdapat pada tebing daratan, tebing pantai, sirip, atau tumpukan yang disebabkan oleh erosi air laut, sungai, atau proses pelapukan oleh cuaca.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Tempat-tempat yang memiliki lengkungan alami
Afrika
- Aloba Arch, Chad
- Boatswain Bird Island, Ascension Island
- Bogenfels, Namibia
- Goedehoop natural rock bridge, South Africa
- Hole-in-the-Wall, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Tassili n'Ajjer, a mountain range with many arches, Algeria
- Tukuyu natural bridge, Tanzania
- Wolfberg Arch, Cederberg, Western Cape, South Africa
Asia
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- Arch Cave, Galilee, Israel
- Burdah Bridge, Wadi Rum, Jordan
- Baatara gorge waterfall in Tannourine, Lebanon has three natural bridges.
- Engetsu Island, Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan
- Hazarchishma Natural Bridge, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
- Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge, Jordan
- Jebel Kharaz, Wadi Rum, Jordan
- "Jisr al-Hajar" or the "Stone Bridge" in Mzaar Kfardebian, Lebanon
- Moon Hill, Guangxi province, China
- Natural Arch, Tirumala hills, Tirumala, India
- The Pigeons' Rock known as Raouché in Beirut, Lebanon
- Punarjani Guha, natural tunnel in Thrissur district of Kerala, India
- Rock Bridge of Gulanchwadi, Narayangaon, Maharashtra, India[7]
- Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang, China
- Xianren Bridge, China
- The Great White Hole of Krabi, Krabi, Thailand[8]
Eropa
- Arco Naturale, Capri, Italy
- Azure Window, Gozo, Malta (collapsed in 2017)
- Bow Fiddle Rock, Portknockie, Scotland
- Castell de Castells, Spain
- Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux, France
- Durdle Door, Dorset, England
- Dyrhólaey, Iceland
- Es Pontàs, Spain
- Étretat, France
- Green Bridge of Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Inland Sea, Gozo, Malta
- Kuhstall, Germany
- Malá Pravčická brána, Czech Republic
- Marsden Rock, South Shields, England (collapsed in 1996)
- Marvelous Bridges, Bulgaria
- Ófærufoss, Iceland (collapsed in winter 1992/1993)
- Pistyll Rhaeadr, Wales
- Ponoarele, Romania (Podul lui Dumnezeu, or God's Bridge)
- Pont d'Arc, France
- Pravčická brána, Czech Republic
- Wied il-Mielaħ Window, Gozo, Malta
Amerika Utara
Kanada
Karibia
- Natural Bridge, Aruba (collapsed 2005)
Meksiko
Amerika Serikat
- Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California
- Arch Creek, Florida
- Ayres Natural Bridge Park, Wyoming
- Bell Smith Springs, Illinois
- Blackwater Natural Bridge, Wyoming
- Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
- Corona Arch, Utah
- Creelsboro Natural Bridge, Kentucky
- Delicate Arch, Utah
- Eye of the Needle, Montana
- Goat Rock Beach, California
- Grosvenor Arch, Utah
- Honopū Arch, Hawaii
- Koger Natural Arch, Kentucky[10]
- Kolob Arch, Zion National Park, Utah
- Landscape Arch, Utah
- Natural Bridge, Virginia
- Natural Bridge Caverns, Texas
- Natural Bridge Park, Alabama
- Natural Bridge State Park, Kentucky
- Natural Bridge State Park, Massachusetts
- Natural Bridge State Park, Wisconsin
- Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
- Natural Bridges State Beach, California
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah
- Rattlesnake Canyon, Colorado
- Rockbridge State Nature Preserve, Ohio
- Sewanee Natural Bridge, Tennessee
- Sipapu Bridge, Utah
- Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon
- Tonto Natural Bridge, Arizona
- Window Rock, Arizona
- Wrather Arch, Arizona
- Yahoo Arch, Kentucky
Oceania
- London Arch, Australia (collapsed 1990)
- Mangapohue Natural Bridge, New Zealand
- Oparara Basin Arches, New Zealand
- Piercy Island, New Zealand
- Springbrook National Park, Queensland, Australia
Amerika Selatan
- Arch Islands, Falkland Islands
- Icononzo, Colombia
- La Portada, Chile
- Puente del Inca, Argentina
- Sete Cidades National Park, Brazil
Lainnya
- The Arch of Kerguelen, Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Islands (collapsed ca. 1910)[11]
Lihat pula
Referensi
- ^ Natural Arch and Bridge Society, FAQ.
- ^ Big 14 Tour - Fairy Bridge, The Natural Arch and Bridge Society
- ^ "Geology Resources, Arches National Park". National Park Service. Diakses tanggal 2015-12-23.
- ^ Jett, Stephen C.China Diary, The Natural Arch and Bridge Society
- ^ Measurement of Fairy Bridge
- ^ Trek Earth
- ^ Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra - A Travel Guide - Book by Milind Gunaji ISBN 81-7154-669-2
- ^ http://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-Thailand-WhiteHole.htm
- ^ "The Worlds Longest Natural Spans". www.naturalarches.org. Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Diakses tanggal January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Natural Arch". Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists. Diakses tanggal 2015-12-23.
- ^ "Kerguelen Islands, Part 1," DiscoverFrance.net
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