Then, in 1964,
rock climbers found the dried - out remains of a
giant stick insect on Ball's Pyramid, an 1,800 - foot - tall
spire of volcanic
rock 14 miles from Lord Howe Island.
The surreal natural formations of Turkey's Cappadocia region, where soft volcanic
rocks have eroded over the eons into fanciful cones and
spires, now have some serious man - made competition for tourist attention: The world's largest contemporary land art park, comprising 10
giant sculptures made out of more than 10,500 tons of stone.Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers picked this part of central Turkey for the latest installment of his five - continent «Rhythms of Life» art project due to its natural beauty and long history of settlement by many civilizations.