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== Geography oddities == | == Geography oddities == | ||
=== Rocks === | |||
* '''Three Sisters''' or '''Three Sisters Islands''' (Washington, DC) | |||
[[File:The Three Sisters islets, DC.jpg|thumb|right|The Three Sisters islets, DC (wiki)]] | |||
** three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, DC | |||
* click EXPAND for legends behind the name of the rocks: | |||
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*** three Native American sisters who died crossing the river there while trying to rescue their brothers who had been kidnapped by another tribe | |||
*** three Native American sisters who were banished to the islands after refusing the husbands selected for them by their father; the sisters cursed the spot, which is said to make an eerie sound whenever the River is about to take a life | |||
*** a 1925 novel included a story about three nuns who drowned at the spot | |||
See: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(District_of_Columbia) Three Sisters (wiki)]] | |||
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* '''Independence Rock''' (Wyoming) | |||
[[File:Oregon Trail's Independence Rock 1870.gif|thumb|right|Oregon Trail's Independence Rock 1870 (wiki)]] | |||
[[File:Independence Rock, Wyoming, USA, July 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Independence Rock, Wyoming, USA, July 2015 (wiki)]] | |||
[[File:Independence rock names 1.jpg|right|thumb|Independence rock names 1 (wiki)]] | |||
** a 130 ft high granite rock in Wyoming that sticks up out of the prairie | |||
** located at the southeast end of the Granite Mountains | |||
** served as a landmark for 19th century western settlers, some of whom carved their names on the rock and some of which are still visible | |||
=== Earthquakes === | |||
=== Sinkholes === | === Sinkholes === | ||